Information security policies are the foundation of a good security program. Information security policy is a statement, or a collection of statements, designed to guide employees’ behavior with regard to the security of company data, assets, IT systems, etc. These security policies define the who, what, and why regarding the desired behavior, and they play an important role in an organization’s overall security posture.
Information security policies are the foundation of a good security program. Information security policy is a statement, or a collection of statements, designed to guide employees’ behavior with regard to the security of company data, assets, IT systems, etc. These security policies define the who, what, and why regarding the desired behavior, and they play an important role in an organization’s overall security posture.
Does your business have a security policy and procedures manual that covers company data security rules and employee guidelines? If not, now is the time to develop one. Fortunately, it is a straightforward process. Once you have a workable template in place, you will be able to make revisions and updates as your company changes and grows.
CS360 can assist your organization in defining and writing security policies that reflect the risk appetite of your organization and appropriately guide behavior to reduce risk.
Policies include but are not limited to:
- Information Security Program
- Physical and Environmental Protection Procedure
- System Maintenance Procedure
- System and Communications Protection Procedure
- Risk Management Procedure
- Personnel Security Procedure
- Access Control Procedure
- Security Assessment and Authorization Procedure
- Audit and Accountability Procedure
- Security Awareness and Training Procedure
- Configuration Management Procedure
- Information Security Incident Management Procedure
- Media Protection Procedure
- Identification and Authentication Policy
- System and Information Integrity Procedure
- AUP (Acceptable Use Policy)
- Disaster Recovery /Business Continuity Plan
- Change Management Procedures
- Remote Access
- Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Procedures
- Vendor Access
- Media destruction, retention, and backups