Security management process in distributed, large scale high performance systems

This paper envisions the performance side of large-scale distributed systems. Security is the biggest performance hurdle; accordingly the most efficient technique to maintain or enhance system performance is to provide a reliable Integrated Security Management Process capable to support large-scale high performance distributed systems. A framework describing information security management core components of the security management process: ISO/IEC 27001 is presented. Subsequently, an advanced security management process for an enterprise is introduced. A general structural overview of the security management process, the enterprise point of view and an election process for large scale distributed systems was analyzed and adapted. Finally, a concept for the architecture of an integrated security management process as an overlay for subsecurity management processes in complex distributed systems is presented. This concept was analyzed for Smart Grids and the concept of the overlaid integrated security management process seems to be indispensible from the economic and performance point of view. KeywordsSecurity Management Process, Distributed Systems, Information Security Management, Smart Grids, SmartCam, Process Lifesycle.