This article will explore five serious problems preventing information security policies from being implemented, even though these policies may have been written with the best of intentions. Cutting across all five of these causative factors is a theme involving a lack of understanding about the nature of policies. All too often policies are written in …
Category Archive: PCI-DSS
Jan
26
PCI Policy Compliance Using Information Security Policies
Many organizations are building or updating written information security policies in response to the newly updated Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). In this paper we describe how Information Shield security policy products can be used to save time and money building security policies that address the PCI-DSS requirements. PCI-DSS Policy Compliance Using Information …
Dec
09
Regulatory Requirements for Information Security Policies
Some organizations still receive little management support or funding for a sound information security policy program. Within the last several years, however, numerous federal, state and international regulations have been passed that require the protection of information. Many organizations are now enhancing their information security policies in response to legal and regulatory requirements. In some …