This chapter covers the following topics and concepts:

• The major components of information assurance
• How information assurance can be applied to access control systems
• The goals of access control system monitoring and reporting
• What checks and balances can be implemented to help ensure integrity, confidentiality, and availability of access control systems
• How to manage and parse audit trails and audit logs
• The reporting issues and concerns surrounding audit trails and audit logs
• How security information and event managers (SIEMs) work with access control systems
• How to apply best practices when performing ongoing access control system assurance
• Case studies and examples of access control system assurance strategies

When you complete this chapter, you will be able to:

• Discuss the major components of information assurance
• Apply information assurance concepts to access control systems
• Explain the goals of access control system monitoring and reporting
• Implement checks and balances to ensure the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of access control systems
• Manage and parse audit logs and audit trails
• Mitigate reporting issues and concerns surrounding audit trails and audit logs
• Understand how SIEMs work with access control systems
• Apply system assurance access control best practices