PROFILE of IT SEcurity Center, Information-technology Promotion agency, Japan
FAX: +81-3-5978-7518 http://www.ipa.go.jp/security/
Mission:
IT security enhancement in Japan IPA/ISEC as a public Security Information Sharing Center
Information gathering & Study Public Information Service & Seminars
Vender Community
R & D Acquisition
User Community
Public Information Service & Seminars
IT Security Information Service Input: R&D and study
•Call for proposals •Qualifying proposals •Making contract
Collaboration
Research Acquisition
Reports
Technology Acquisition
Software •Gathering •Analysis •Writing
Independent Investigation
Security Information
Study & Statistics
IT Security Information Service Output: Awareness Program
Audience IT users Web based Service
Security Policy & management Technical configuration Alerts (Virus, Vulnerability) Statistics Software, Reports
IT vendors
Secure Programming technique Common Criteria, SSE-CMM Cryptography
Seminars
IT Security Information Service
as a Public Security Information Sharing Center
IPA/ISEC
IT Vendors Software Information for Secure Development
IT Users
Vulnerability Software Virus
Information for Secure Deployment
Secure Infrastructure Promotion
Nature of issues Political, Assurance Activities
Certification support:
Common Criteria, MRA (STAR team)
Cryptography algorithm recommendation:
CRYPTREC project (CRYPT team)
Management Technical
Guidelines, Contribution to international standardization
Common Criteria based evaluation:
(SEAC Team)
Cryptography algorithm evaluation:
CRYPTREC project(CRYPT team)
Current Organization (since May, 2001)
ISG: Information Service Group: 18 staff IPG: Infrastructure Promotion Group: 18 staff
PT: Planning Team
STAR : Security Standard and Assurance Research team SEAC : Security Evaluation and Certification team
AT: Analysis Team
OT: Outreach Team
CRYPT : Cryptography Research and Evaluation Team