National Tax Administration, Southern Taiwan
Province Information Safety Policy
Amended on: 9 August 2006
Purpose
In order to strengthen the information
security management in National Tax Administration of
Southern Taiwan Province (NTAS), ensure the safety of
tax data, systems and facilities, and provide reliable
information service, composing this information security
policy.
Basis
"The Information Security
Management Practices of Ministry of Finance and Affiliated
Organizations (Institutions)" is promulgated by
the Ministry of Finance on 24 June 2002 under Decree
No. 91895856.
Definition of Information Security
The information security is applying the
management procedure and the protection technology to
ensure the safety of data collecting, processing, transferring,
storing, and communicating. While executing information
works, it should also ensure the safety of related information
systems, including participated software, facilities,
files, storage media, and every kinds of report made by
printer.
Objective of Information Security
Ensuring the confidentiality and privacy of tax
data, and preventing them from unauthorized access.
The number of unauthorized access should not exceed
0 times.
Ensuring the availability , integrity and non-repudiation
of information assets.
The number of service halt due to information security
events should not exceed 3 times semi-annually, and
not longer than 12 hours each time.
Ensuring the efficiency and continuity of information
service operation.
Every half year, performing “Information Service Operation
Continuity Plan ” rehearsal at least once, and performing
all the scenarios within two years.
Ensuring the information security awareness for
every staff.
Each person should take at least 4 hours information
security awareness or training.
Ensuring the regulation compliance of information
security measure.
Performing internal audit at least once every half
year, if auditing affiliated institution in random
basis, all of them should be audited within 2 years.
Extent of Information Security
Information security responsibility and separation
of duty.
Human resource management and information security
awareness and training.
Information system security management.
Network security management.
Access control management.
Information system acquisition, development and
maintenance.
Information asset management.
Physical and environmental security management.
Business continuity management.
Information security audit.
Information security incident management.
Organization of Information
Security
Establishing "Information Security Task Force,
ISTF", the deputy commissioner serves as convener,
members of ISTF are appointed by every division
and office. The responsibility of ISTF is composing
and reviewing this policy regularly, coordinating
and discussing information security plan and resource
allocation.
There are "Information Security Task Group,
ISTG" and "Information Security Audit
Group, ISAG" under the ISTF. The ISTG handles
the related assistance work of ISTF, and is convened
by the Information Management Division. ISAG is
in charge of information security internal audit.
Principle of Information Security
Delegation
Discussion of information security policy, plan,
measure, technical specification, research of security
technology, implementation and assessment are held
by the Data Gathering & Electronic Data Processing
Division.
While executing information work, should comply
with “Tax Collection Act”, “Computer-Processed
Personal Data Protection Law”, other related regulations and every procedure
composed by NTAS.
Technical information security training is held
by the Data Gathering & Electronic Data Processing
Division, and the business related information security
training is held by the Government Ethics Office
and associated division and office.
The discussion, control, management and protection
of security requirement for data and information
systems are taken responsibility by business units.
The Data Gathering & Electronic Data Processing
Division and the Government Ethics Office are in
charge of information security internal audit.
The personnel security assessment is held by
the Government Ethics Office.
When the information and network systems of NATS
are destroyed and improperly used, which cause serious
damage should be mitigated by following the “Information
Security Emergency Response Procedure”. ISTG should
take countermeasure as soon as possible, and keep
the audit trail.
When personnel of NTAS violate the information
security regulation, he/she should be charged according
to the "Ministry of Finance Tax Affairs Personnel
Rewards and Punishment Table". If someone who
violates the "Official Disciplinary Punishment
Act", should be charged by this law 19th stipulation;
if the suspect who offends the "Criminal Law",
should give transfers the judicial organ to investigate;
if someone involves the national compensation event,
should be charged by the "National Compensation
Act" and other correlation law for investigating
the correspondent responsibility. When non-NTAS
personnel violate the information security regulation,
also should be charged by the correlation legal
rule to investigate the individual’s legal responsibility.
Information Asset Assessment
Categorization:
According to the characteristics of information
works, divide the assets into 6 categories, including
electronic information assets, physical assets,
software assets, services, documentation and people.
Grade:
According to the confidentiality, integrality and
availability of all kinds of assets evaluates its
value.
Assessment:
Considering the asset's own vulnerability, related
threat and impact, assess the risk level, and then
apply the appropriate measure on it.
Risk Appetite
After risk assessment,
assets are divided into different risk levels. When
those falls into “unacceptable risk level”, we should
compose the related risk countermeasure plan to mitigate
the impact and keep track of it.
Statement of Applicability
According to ISO27001:
2005 standard requires the statement of applicability
as output, it is necessary to enumerate information
assets whether applicable to the control measure of
this standard in written way, and record the reason
of non-applicability. When organization framework, people,
facilities or physical environment change, ISTF should
review this statement of applicability.