Sites:
- Acceptable Use Policy Report
- A report on Acceptable Usage Policy: what corporations expect of it, a case study, and a framework for creating your own policy.
- The Basics of an IT Security Policy
- This paper is intended to address the importance of having a written and enforceable Information Technology (IT) security policy, and to provide an overview of the necessary components of an effective policy.
- Best Practices in Network Security
- Knowing how and what to protect and what controls to put in place is difficult. It takes security management, including planning, policy development and the design of procedures.
- Browsing with a Loaded Gun
- A strong web Security Policy is key to keeping your company safe in the net-centric world. [PDF]
- Building and Implementing a Successful Information Security Policy
- White paper providing the reader with new and innovative aspects on the process of building a Security Policy, as well as managing a Security Awareness Program. [PDF]
- Building Effective, Tailored Information Security Policy
- 20th NISSC Internet Technical Security Policy Panel
- Canada's Export Controls
- Unofficial / unverified article describing Canada's export controls on cryptographic software.
- CobiT User Group
- International user group and hub for CobiT, the emerging IT control and security methodology.
- Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme
- Provides details of this US government scheme.
- Do you have an intrusion detection response plan?
- Discussion of what should go into the creation of an intrusion detection plan and the expected results.
- FISMApedia
- An information resource for Federal IT security policy, including the FISMA, HSPD-12, FDCC, DIACAP, NIACAP and OMB directives.
- Formulating a Wireless LAN Security Policy: Relevant Issues, Considerations and Implications
- [Word Document] This paper represents the security issues related to the use of wireless (vs wired) LAN technology and recommends a number of key implementation guidelines to ensure the secure deployment of wireless LAN services in the company.
- GASSP Home Page
- Generally Accepted System Security Principles, developed by The International Information Security Foundation. [PDF]
- How to Develop Good Security Policies and Tips on Assessment and Enforcement
- [Word Document] Invest the time up front to carefully develop sound policies and then identify ways to gauge their effectiveness and assess the level of compliance within your organization. Commit to spending the time and resources required to ensure that the policies are kept current and accurately reflect your company's security posture.
- IASEP Data Security Protocol
- An archive website from the Purdue Research Foundation, containing a range of example security policy sets.
- Information Security Policies
- Make and manage security policies. Run awareness programs with audits and e-learning to build a human firewall.
- Information Security Program Development
- Security standards are needed by organizations because of the amount of information, the value of the information, and ease with which the information can be manipulated or moved.
- Institute for Security and Open Methodologies (ISECOM)
- Non-profit, international research initiative dedicated to defining standards in security testing and business integrity testing.
- IT Security Cookbook
- A guide to computer and network security with a strong focus on writing and implementing security policy. This is primarily for security managers and system administrators.
- ITworld.com - Security's human side
- IT World article - essentially a review of Pentasafe's VigilEnt security policy management product.
- Make Your Web Site P3P Compliant
- How to create and publish your company's platform for privacy performance policy, a W3C initiative, in 6 steps.
- Network Security - Internet Security for the Enterprise
- Information hub for the enterprise discussing network security, storage compliance, CRM, and human resource.
- OSSTMM: Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual
- A widely used, peer-reviewed, methodology for performing security tests.
- An Overview of Corporate Computer User Policy
- Article discusses the elements of a corporate security policy, which it calls the gateway to a company`s intellectual property. The main threat to information security within a company is its employees. [PDF]
- P3P Guiding Principles
- Principles behind the W3C Platform for Privacy Preferences initiative.
- Return on Information Security Investment
- Assess your company's Return on Information Security Investment
- RFC2196 (Site Security Handbook)
- a guide to developing computer security policies and procedures for sites that have systems on the Internet. Published 1997.
- SANS InfoSec Reading Room
- Articles on security policy and other information security topics.
- SecureZone
- Information portal with focus on policies, protocols and standards
- SecurityDocs
- A substantial collection of papers and articles on the development and implementation of security policies.
- Understanding the Virus Threat and Developing Effective Anti-Virus Policy
- This paper focuses on providing the reader with an overview of the current virus landscape and aids in developing best practice anti-virus policies.
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Security standards, transactions and code set standards, identifier standards, mailing lists, implementation guides, and administrative simplification.
- What makes a good security policy and why is one necessary?
- Security does not come from automated applications, rather it is compromised of security applications or systems, processes and procedures and the personnel to implement both the systems and processes. In order to properly address security, the most fundamental item necessary is a security policy.
- What's Your Policy?
- If your company doesn't have written security policies, it's time it did, and Mark Edwards has some resources to help.
- Windows 2000 Group Policy and Security
- The use of Group Policy to simplify the network security tasks that you face as a network administrator. With Group Policy, you can ensure that the machines on your network remain in a secure configuration after you deploy them.
- A Structured Approach to Computer Security
- A security policy is a set of rules written in general terms stating what is permitted and what is not permitted in a system during normal operation.
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