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• Computers: Security: FAQs, Help, and Tutorials  (8)

• Holistic Operational Security Readiness Evaluation   - Collaborative open project building a library of sample information security policies, supporting standards and other documents through a wiki.

• Acceptable Use Policy - Defines acceptable use of IT equipment and computing services, and the appropriate employee security measures to protect the organization's corporate resources and proprietary information. [MS Word]
• Acquisition Assessment Policy - Defines responsibilities regarding corporate acquisitions and the minimum requirements of an acquisition assessment to be completed by the information security group. [MS Word]
• Analog/ISDN Line Policy - Defines policy for analog/ISDN lines used for FAXing and data connections.
• Anti-Virus Policy - Requirements for effective virus detection and prevention. Written for a laboratory environment but easy to adapt for other settings. [MS Word]
• Application Service Provider Policy - Security criteria for an ASP. [PDF]
• Audit Policy - Defines requirements and provides authority for the information security team to conduct IT audits and risk assessments. [PDF]
• Backup Policy - Sample policy from the University of North Carolina requires daily, weekly and monthly backups (sometimes known as 'grandfather, father, son').
• Backup Policy - A primer to help small businesses write their own backup policies.
• Backup Policy - Sample policy requires a cycle of daily and weekly backups (monthly backups are also advisable).
• Certification and Accreditation Policy - Policy template by Walt Kobus defines requirements and responsibilities for security assurance throughout the system development process. [PDF]
• Communications Policy - Datacommunications security policy template by Walt Kobus defines network security control requirements. [PDF]
• Cryptography Policy - Cryptographic policy template by Walt Kobus. [PDF]
• Data Classification Policy - Policy template by Walt Kobus describes the classification of information according to sensitivity (primarily confidentiality). [PDF]
• Database Password Policy - Defines requirements for securely storing and retrieving database usernames and passwords. [MS Word]
• Dial-in Access Policy - Policy regarding the use of dial-in connections to corporate networks. [MS Word]
• Disaster Recovery Policy - Basic DR policy in just over one side. [PDF]
• Disaster Recovery Policy - Succinct DR policy from Imperial College, London.
• DMZ Security Policy - Sample policy establishing security requirements of equipment to be deployed in the corporate De-Militarized Zone. [MS Word]
• Email Forwarding Policy - Email must not be forwarded automatically to an external destination without prior approval from the appropriate manager. [PDF]
• Email Retention Policy - Sample policy to help employees determine which emails should be retained and for how long.
• Encryption Policy - Defines encryption algorithms that are suitable for use within the organization. [MS Word]
• The ePolicy Institute - Provides policies and resources on information security and other related topics.
• Ethics Policy - Sample policy intended to 'establish a culture of openness, trust and integrity'.
• Extranet Policy - Defines the requirement that third party organizations requiring access to the organization's networks must sign a third-party connection agreement. [MS Word]
• Government Security Policy - The New Zealand Government's information security policy, based on the 2000 version of ISO/IEC 17799. [ZIP file containing PDF and MS Word versions]
• HSPD-12 Privacy Policy - Sample privacy policy including Privacy Act systems of records notices, Privacy Act statements and a privacy impact assessment, designed to satisfy the requirements of HSPD-12 “Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors”
• Identification and Authentication Policy - I&A policy template by Walt Kobus defines requirements for access control. [PDF]
• Information Data Ownership Policy - Policy template by Walt Kobus defines the roles and responsibilities of owners, custodians and users of information systems. [PDF]
• Information Security Policies - Templates for information security policies, guidelines, checklists and procedures by Walt Kobus.
• Information Security Policies - The Information Security Toolkit from UCISA (University Colleges and Information Systems Association) contains a suite of security policy and guidance documents reflecting and cross-referenced against BS7799, intended for use in universities. [PDF documents]
• Information Security Policies - NIST's collection of well over 100 security policies and related awareness materials, mostly from US Government bodies.
• Information Security Policies - US Postal Service's information security policy manual. 264 pages of security controls, broadly similar in structure to ISO/IEC 27002. [PDF]
• Information Security Policies - 111-page security policy manual from the Australian New South Wales Department of Commerce, based on ISO/IEC 27001. [PDF]
• Information Security Policies - Set of acceptable use and technical policies from the University of Auckland covering common information security issues.
• Information Security Policies - SANS consensus research project offering around 30 editable information security policies.
• Information Security Policy - An information security policy from the University of Illinois.
• Information Security Policy - High-level information security policy statement for the Childhood Cancer Research Group at Oxford University.
• Information Sensitivity Policy - Sample policy defining the assignment of sensitivity levels to information. [PDF]
• Internet Acceptable Use Policy - One page Acceptable Use Policy example. [PDF]
• Internet DMZ Equipment Policy - Sample policy defining the minimum requirement for all equipment located outside the corporate firewall. [PDF]
• IP Network Security Policy - Example security policy to demonstrate policy writing techniques introduced in three earlier articles.
• ISO/IEC 27001 Policies - Typical headings for a security policy aligned broadly with the ISO/IEC 27002 standard for information security management systems.
• ISO27k Toolkit - Collection of information security policies, procedures etc. aligned with the ISO/IEC 27000-series standards and provided under the Creative Commons license. [PDF]
• IT Security Policy - Information technology security policy at Murdoch University, complete wth supporting standards and guidelines.
• IT Security Policy - IT security policy example/how-to guide from Enterprise Ireland.
• K-20 Network Acceptable Use Policy - Policy on acceptable use of a school network, along with information for parents and an informed consent form. Developed in Washington State.
• Laboratory Security Policy - Policy to secure confidential information and technologies in the labs and protect production services and the rest of the organization from lab activities. [MS Word]
• Law Enforcement Data Security Standards - IT security policy applicable to the Victoria Police in Australia. 93 pages based on ISO/IEC 27002 and related standards. [PDF]
• Modem Policy - Sample policy from Sandstorm, designed as an addition to an existing Remote Access Policy, if one exists, or simply to stand alone.
• Network Security Policy - Example security policy for a data network from the University of Toronto.
• Network Security Policy Guide - Watchguard's guide to creating an overarching network information security policy, supported by subsidiary policies. [PDF]
• Password Policy - A password policy presented in the form of a series of security awareness posters. "Passwords are like underwear ..." [PDF]
• Password Policy - Defines standards for creating, protecting and changing strong passwords. [MS Word]
• Personnel Security Policy - Example policy covering pre-employment screening, security policy training etc. [PDF]
• Physical Security Policy - Policy template by Walt Kobus defines requirements for physical access control to sensitive facilities and use of ID badges. [PDF]
• Privacy Policy - Generic policy for websites offering goods and services, with an important warning to seek qualified legal advice in this area.
• Remote Access Policy - Defines standards for connecting to a corporate network from any host. [MS Word]
• Resource Utilization Policy - Poilicy template by Walt Kobus defines requirements for resilience, redundancy and fault tolerance in information systems. [PDF]
• Risk Assessment Policy - Defines requirements and authorizes the information security team to identify, assess and remediate risks to the organization's information infrastructure. [MS Word]
• Router Security Policy - Sample policy establishing the minimum security requirements for all routers and switches connecting to production networks. [MS Word]
• Security Audit Policy - Audit policy template by Walt Kobus. [PDF]
• Security Management Policy - General information security policy template by Walt Kobus. [PDF]
• Security Policy Primer - General advice for those new to writing information security policies. [PDF]
• Server Security Policy - Defines standards for minimal security configuration for servers inside the organization's production network, or used in a production capacity. [PDF]
• Standard Practice Guide - Policy covering appropriate use of information resources and IT at the University of Michigan. [PDF]
• Telecommuting/Teleworking Policy - Sample policy on teleworking covering employment as well as information security issues.
• Third Party Connection Agreement - Sample agreement for establishing a connection to an external party. [PDF]
• University Information Security Policies - Electronic resource usage and security policies from the University of Pennsylvania.
• University Information Security Policies - A set of information security policies from the University of Louisville.
• Use of Electronic Mail - Policy from the University of Colorado on the use of, access to, and disclosure of electronic mail.
• User Data Protection Policy - Policy template by Walt Kobus defines requirements for access controls, least privilege, integrity etc. to secure personal data. [PDF]
• Virtual Private Network Policy - Defines the requirements for Remote Access IPSec or L2TP Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections to the organization's network. [PDF]
• Wireless Communication Policy - Sample policy concerning the use of unsecured wireless communications technology. [PDF]