Degree Name
MS (Master of Science)
Program
Computer and Information Science
Date of Award
12-2015
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Dr. Michael Lehrfeld
Committee Members
Dr. Phillip E. Pfeiffer IV, David Tarnoff
Abstract
PSATool is a checklist-based, web-based application for assessing the physical security of Intermediate Distribution Frameworks. IDFs, or wiring closets, are an integral if often neglected component of information security. Earlier work by Timbs (2013) identified 52 IDF-related security requirements based on federal and international standards for physical security. PSATool refines Timbs’ prototype application for IDF assessment, extending it with support for mobile-device-based data entry.
PSATool was used to assess 25 IDFs at a regional university, a college and a manufacturing corporation, with an average of 9 minutes per assessment. Network managers and assessors involved in the assessments characterized PSATool as suitable for creating assessments, usable by IT department personnel, and accurate, in terms of its characterizations of IDF status.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Bista, Sulabh, "Assessing the Physical Security of IDFs with PSATool: a Case Study" (2015). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2605. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2605
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.