Preparation of an audit instrument that evaluates the logical security applicable in servers in Public Institutions of Higher Education of Zone 5 of Ecuador
Abstract
The globalization of information technology worldwide leads Public Institutions of Higher Education of the Republic of Ecuador to protect the security of information, of their information assets through audits on web servers. The importance of evaluating the logical security of these servers lies in the relationship of information security, the analysis and the selection of standards that allow an alignment in the security controls and their validation techniques through reliable and relevant instruments. The objective of this research is to design an instrument that allows auditing servers with web applications based on the ISO 27002: 2013 standard. For this study a descriptive qualitative research was considered that would reflect the human attitude towards the use and control of information security, information asset security and executive decrees that led to the analysis of ISO 27002: 2013 and NIST 800- 53 R4. An instrument with 82 items is created with a validity and reliability that is provided by the focus group and the judgment of experts, which allows to achieve corrective plans for web servers, their vulnerabilities and the adoption of security measures for HEIs, avoiding economic losses or delay in the delivery of computer services which could lead to deterioration of the organization's.Downloads
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