A View on the Role of Information Security on ICT-enabled Judicial Systems

1st International Conference on ICT Solutions for Justice

George Eleftherakis ; Konstantinos Rousis ; Mauro Cislaghi ; Stefano Somaschini

Others  :  http://CEUR-WS.org/Vol-463/paper4.pdf
PID  :  11050

来源: CEUR

【 摘 要 】

The increased Internet penetration and the demand for more transparent, efficient, effective and less bureaucratic services are only few of the reasons that led European Commission (EC) to commit to a modernisation of governments and their transition from paper-based to electronic solutions. One of the most sensitive aspects every government should consider in the context of such a modernisation is the field of Justice. Although most of the procedures are highly inefficient they are proven to work and there is a very high risk involved in tampering with these or the data they deal with. The most prominent issue is guaranteeing that any information flowing within judicial electronic systems are treated securely. This paper identifies the most common security objectives being set in ICT enabled solutions for judicial environments; as found in several on-going and finished projects co-funded by the European Union (EU). These objectives are discussed within the context of Justice and the state-of-the-art of Information Security is presented as possible solutions. Finally, a number of security initiatives and organizations which try to standardise solutions and approaches to common challenges are discussed.