This FreeBalance presentation discusses the top trends that affect security in government, including: Security Advantages of Open Source Middleware, Cloud Data Access Security, and Security Dimension Types. It also covers security trends and current implemented FreeBalance GRP solutions

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Public Financial Management
Control and Security in the Age of
Transparency
SEGURINFO Uruguay 2011

3. trust
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transparency
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strategic openness
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trust but verify
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7. Strengthening Public Financial Management through
Transparency in Timor-Leste

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Who is FreeBalance?
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FreeBalance is a global provider of Government
Resource Planning (GRP) software for public financial
management (PFM)
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• Canadian software company ISO-9001/2008 certified
• For Profit Social Enterprise
• 100% focus on government
• Global presence, implemented in 19 countries in North
America, Latin America, Caribbean, Africa, Middle
East, and Asia/Pacific
• From post-conflict through G8

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FORCES
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globalization
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transparency
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12. Version services
citizen 7 section
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international assessment
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governance
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corruption
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16. Government Expenditures as a % of GDP
2006: Non OECD Countries

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Democratic
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Timor-Leste
(RDTL)
Objectives

18. build civil society

19. build infrastructure

20. build capacity

21. build citizen involvement
in government

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AUSTRALIA
HIGH
Benefits of Transparency
2 Government Effectiveness and GDP*
Normalized Government Effectiveness Index
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA
UGANDA
0
-1
Higher the government effectiveness
-2 = higher the country GDP Per Capita
LOW
209 Countries
-3 GDP Per Capita (PPP, logs)
Source: The World
Bank
* At purchasing power parity

23. 3
HIGH Benefits of Transparency
AUSTRALIA
2
Voice and Accountability and GDP*
Normalized Voice and Accountability Index
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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UGANDA
0
-1
Higher the government
-2 accountability = higher the country
GDP Per Capita
LOW 207 Countries
.
-3 Source: The World GDP Per Capita (PPP, logs)
Bank
* At purchasing power parity

24. 3
AUSTRALIA
HIGH
Benefits of Transparency
2 Control of Corruption and GDP*
Normalized Control of Corruption Index
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA
0
UGANDA
-1
Higher the control of corruption
= higher the country GDP Per
-2
Capita
LOW
204 Countries
-3
Source: The World GDP Per Capita (PPP, logs)
Bank
* At purchasing power parity

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= stability
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= investor confidence

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avoid the
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resource curse

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problem
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transparency - corruption
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controls - corruption
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31. Version 7 section
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transparency
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1. Strategic Transparency
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1.1. International Standards
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IPSAS
International Public Sector Accounting
Standards

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EITI
Extractive Industries Transparency
Initiative

36. GFS
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Government Financial Statistics
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37. Version 7 sectionMTEF
Medium Term
Expenditure
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1.2 e-Procurement Portal
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39. review
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vendor
government alerts
tenders
published
tender
results
published
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1.3. Transparency Portal
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41. review
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http://www.transparency.gov.tl
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10 years of
budget &
financial data drill down
through the
chart of
output in accounts
RTF, Word,
Excel, PDF,
Text, XML,
HTML
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2. Internal Controls

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2.1 Hierarchical Controls
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• Chart of Accounts (COA) is key
within governments. Key control
needs include:
• Hierarchical – organizational,
functional, project, budgetary
• Multi-dimensional data access
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2.2 Reporting
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• Sophisticated reporting
• Pro-active monitoring
• Administrative and compliance
needs
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2.3 Multiplesection
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Multiple controls for the same activity
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or function

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3. Audit

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3.1 Activity
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• Same activity can vary within
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government ministries, departments
and agencies (MDAs)
• Audit workflow based rules and
procedures for conformity

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3.2 Roles
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• Roles and responsibilities
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• Separation of duties

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3.3 Traceability
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• Non-
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repudiation
of data

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4. System Security

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Paper
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Physical Security- Lock and Key
Authentication – Wax Seals and
Stamp

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Mainframes
Physical Security- Lock and Key
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Authentication – User ID and Password

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Network section
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Identity Management
Encryption
High Availability

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Internet
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Internal and External Site
Firewalls
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Secure Socket Layer

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Cloud
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•Data Access Security
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Identity Management
Regulatory Compliance
Data Segregation

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Security Details
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Data 7 section
• Protect vital Government Data
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• Multiple layers of Encryption
– Data
– Traffic
– Access

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Data Access Security
• Data-based filtering system
• Configurable
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• Standalone
• Non-intrusive
• Works jointly with Functional Classes

59. Data Access Security
• Resides between the Business Logic Layer and
the Client Side.
DB DAL BLL
User DAS

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Security Dimension Types
• Chart of Accounts Restriction
• Hierarchical Domain
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• Domain Restriction
• Literal Restriction

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Secure Scripting
– Support for server and client-side validation.
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– Strong access control.
– Obfuscation of JavaScript enhances client-side
security
– Stripping of comments and whitespace
– Industry standard SSL technology

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5. Security Advantages of Open
Source Middleware
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63. Open Source Middleware
• Who are the most vocal proponents of open
source middleware software in the American
government?
• Answer: Department of Defense and Central
Intelligence Agency
• Why?
• Answer: Because they can examine the source
code of the middleware.
• FreeBalance software is not open source so no
one can examine your source code.

64. Conclusions
• You can’t stop transparency
• Can have transparency and security
together
• Public Financial Management and
Governance focus
• Electronic funds transfers reduces
corruption opportunity