Shop4. Targeted User Groups Not all information security policies are appropriate for every role in the company. Therefore, written information security policy documents should be targeted to specific audiences with the organization. Ideally, these audiences should align with functional user roles within the organization. (See Information Security Roles and Responsibilities Made Easy, by Charles Cresson …
Category Archive: security policy ownership
Feb
11
Effective Security Policy Management – Part 2
Part 2 of 7: Seven Elements of an Effective Information Security Policy Management Program Effective Security Policies Part 2. Defined Policy Document Ownership Security Policies can be viewed as contract between senior management, employees and third-parties about the ways in which the organization will protect information. By definition, a contract is between parties, and in …
Oct
30
Security Policy and Responsibility
Last month we discussed the security policy problems revealed within the department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) in the wake of the highly public data breach, including the firing of two employees responsible for information security. Over the last month, employees at both AOL and Ohio University were terminated or resigned in the aftermath of data …