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- A Preparation Guide to Information Security Policies - This paper introduces security policies, as an information paper pertaining to what one should know prior to writing a security policy.
rr.sans.org/policy/prep_guide.php
- A System Security Policy for You - The purpose of this document is to meet the requirements of the GIAC Security Essentials assignment and to provide other interested parties with a reference document that they can use to get their System Security Policy (SSP) document started.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/sys_sec.htm
- An Overview of Corporate Computer User Policy - A corporate security policy is the gateway to a companys intellectual property. In todays world of information technology, the main threat to information security within a company is its employees.
rr.sans.org/policy/corp_user.php
- Applying IT Security Policies & Computer Security Standards - Security policies and computer security standards must be implemented to be effective. This site introduces an approach to easing the problem of organization wide implementation.
www.securitypolicy.co.uk/secpolicy
- Baseline Software, Inc. - Information Security Policies Made Easy by Charles Cresson Wood, CISA, CISSP, noted international information security consultant and researcher.
www.baselinesoft.com/ispme.html
- 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.
enterprisesecurity.symantec.com/article.cfm?articleid=42&PID=372347
- Browsing with a Loaded Gun - A strong web Security Policy is key to keeping your company safe in the net-centric world. (PDF format)
www.pentasafe.com/whitepapers/LoadedGun.PDF
- BS 7799 Security Standard & Compliance - BS 7799, first published in February 1995, is a comprehensive set of controls comprising best practices in information security. BS 7799 is intended to serve as a single reference point for identifying a range of controls needed for most situations where information systems are used in industry and commerce, and to be used by large, medium and small organizations. It was significantly revised and improved in May 1999.
www.securityrisk.co.uk/bs7799/bs7799.htm
- BS7799 Security Standard: Compliance & Positioning - What it is and how to achieve BS7799 compliance - a starting point.
www.eon-solutions.com/bs7799
- Building Effective, Tailored Information Security Policy - 20th NISSC Internet Technical Security Policy Panel
csrc.nist.gov/nissc/1997/panels/isptg/pescatore/html
- CERT Practice Modules: Improving Security - Determine contractor ability to comply with your organization's security policy.
www.cert.org/security-improvement/practices/p019.html
- CERT Practice Modules: Responding to Intrusions - Establish policies and procedures for responding to intrusions.
www.cert.org/security-improvement/modules/m06.html
- CERT Practice Modules: Securing Desktop Workstations - Develop and promulgate an acceptable use policy for workstations.
www.cert.org/security-improvement/practices/p034.html
- Company Email Policy - Every company needs to establish a policy regarding use of and access to company email systems -- and then tell all employees what it's policy is.
www.cli.org/emailpolicy/top.html
- Computer and Information Security Policy - Formal IT security policy helps establish standards for IT resource protection by assigning program management responsibilities and providing basic rules, guidelines, and definitions for everyone in the organization. Policy thus helps prevent inconsistencies that can introduce risks, and policy serves as a basis for the enforcement of more detailed rules and procedures.
secinf.net/info/policy/hk_polic.html
- Computer Policies for Employee Handbooks - Proven, affordable, ready made computer security and usage policies covering areas such as email, internet, virus, unauthorized changes, personal use, remote access and laptop precautions.
www.compupol.com
- Computer Policy Guide - A commercial manual with sample policies. Topics include: Email; Internet Usage; Personal Computer Usage; Information Security; and Document Retention.
www.computerpolicy.com
- Computing Policies - The electronic resource usage and security policy for the University of Pennsylvania.
www.upenn.edu/computing/policy
- Considerations for an Acceptable Use Policy for a Commercial Enterprise - Computer security policies are the high cover that allow the computer security professional to effectively operate in an enterprise where the ultimate goal is to produce a product at a cost that allows the company to successfully compete in the marketplace.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/considerations.htm
- Controlling Inside Threats: Stalking the Wild End User - Threats come to a computer system from two sources: those outside the firewall, and those inside the firewall. Outside threats are often more dramatic than inside threats - the cola crazed hacker breaching the firewall at 3 AM is a popular stereotype. However, inside threats will occur more often and consume more of a Security Manager's time.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/wild_end.htm
- Create Order with a Strong Policy - A well-written, well-run security policy keeps cracks from appearing in your network's foundation.
www.networkmagazine.com/article/NMG20000710S0015
- Creating an Information Systems Security Policy - The following paragraphs are going to be a general outline as to what should be included in an Information Systems Security Policy.
rr.sans.org/policy/infosys.php
- Creating Security Policies Lessons Learned - After attending SANS training or other security classes we return to work with an eagerness to move forward with hardening servers, tightening firewalls, and implementing intrusion detection systems. This paper shows the reader some steps we have taken on our continuing journey towards a full set of security policies and procedures.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/creating.htm
- Danger Within - The threats to a network come in many forms - from disgruntled employees, corporate espionage, lax system administrators, faulty products and poorly educated users. All of these fall into one of three categories: malicious attacks, misconfiguration (vendor or administrator), and user ignorance.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/danger.htm
- Defining Policies Using Meta Rules - This paper seeks to initiate a discussion on how to design and implement security policies within a company through the use of meta rules.
rr.sans.org/policy/meta_rules.php
- Developing a Computer Security Proposal for Small Businesses - How to Start - It has been widely reported that computerization has played a significant role in the current economic expansion. However, when it comes to systems management in general, and systems security in particular, small businesses are ill prepared to deal with the challenges that increased automation and increased connectivity bring.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/cssb.htm
- Developing Effective Information Systems Security Policies - This paper takes a top-down approach and provides a high-level overview for developing effective information systems policies.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/effective.htm
- Developing Security Policies: Charting an Obstacle Course - This paper discusses the issues faced by those at my educational institution in trying to develop security policies. Some highlights include battling the myth of security, deciphering the meaning of security, receiving mixed signals about the importance of security, trying to keep it simple, trying to get it done quickly and trying to prevent it from failing.
rr.sans.org/policy/course.php
- Development of an Effective Communications Use Policy - Development of a good Communications Use Policy (also called an Acceptable Use Policy) is the cornerstone of a strong information security program.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/com_use.htm
- 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.
www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0913sec1.html
- E-Policy - E-policy is a corporate statement and set-of-rules to protect the organisation from casual or intentional abuse that could result in the release of sensitive information, IT system failures or litigation against the organisation by employees or other parties.
www.c2c.com/industry/whitepapers_policy.htm
- Email Policy.com - Learn how to create a company e-mail policy and enforce it using email security software. Also lists sample email policies, books and links.
www.email-policy.com
- Encryption Policies: A Task-Oriented Approach - This paper presents a comprehensive set of encryption policies and best practices that should be considered by an organization.
rr.sans.org/policy/encryption_policies.php
- Enhancing Enterprise Security - This is a solid site with a good overview of all factors which should go into to the design of a security policy.
www.3com.com/technology/tech_net/white_papers/503023.html
- Enterprise Security Management (ESM): Centralizing Management of Your Security Policy - This paper will define Enterprise Security Management (ESM). It will discuss motivations for implementing ESM. It will also look at security policy development and overview some of the items that security policy should contain.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/ESM.htm
- Federal Systems Level Guidance for Securing Information Systems - The need for security guidelines and defense-in-depth strategies has never been greater. As a result Federal legislation has been / is being enacted to aid in securing of national information systems.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/fed_sys.htm
- Firewalls and Internet Security - Good paper with theory and firewalls description. Network security policy example.
secinf.net/info/fw/steph
- 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.
www.giac.org/practical/David_Quay_GSEC.doc
- GASSP Home Page - Generally Accepted System Security Principles, developed by The International Information Security Foundation.
web.mit.edu/security/www/gassp1.html
- 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.
www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=9169
- Herding Cats 101: Development & Implementation of Security Policies at a University - The widely-publicized denial of service attacks of February 2000 showcase the need for a basic security policy which governs and oversees the type of activities that are allowed on university computing and network resources.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/herding.htm
- HIPAA Security Policy Development: A Collaborative Approach - The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), enacted on August 21, 1996 as Public Law 104-191, authorized the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop security standards to prevent inadvertent or intentional unauthorized use or disclosure of any health information that is electronically maintained or used in an electronic transmission.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/HIPAA_policy.htm
- How to Develop a Network Secuity Policy White Paper - This document is for business executives, and others, who want to know more about Internet and internetworking security, and what measures you can take to protect your site.
www.sun.com/software/white-papers/wp-security-devsecpolicy
- How to Develop Good Security Policies and Tips on Assessment and Enforcement - 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.
www.giac.org/practical/Kerry_McConnell_GSEC.doc
- How to Develop Your Companys First Security Baseline Standard - The goal of this document is to provide a guide for those charged with designing and implementing baseline security standards for the first time.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/baseline.htm
- How to Develop Your Companys First Security Baseline Standard - In an age were security is becoming more important to many organisations, it is important for such organisations to document their security policy, just as they would document their marketing policy, client service policy or accounting policies. But the effort of just documenting policies is insufficient, since it is no use going through the effort and costs of developing a security policy and not implementing or updating it.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/compliance.htm
- Implementing an Encryption Policy for the Mac OS X User - This paper provides the derivation and implementation of a security policy for Mac OS X users.
www.giac.org/practical/Kenneth_Shur_GSEC.doc
- Information Flow: Lessons Learned from the Old School - Understanding how information flows is core to being able to protect that information in transport.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/flow.htm
- Information Security - Discussion of topic with security policies and baseline standards information.
www.security.kirion.net/securitypolicy
- Information Security Awarewness Policy - This document will explain the implementation of a security awareness policy and in what ways it is used to involve the user to be more alert towards security issues.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/infosec_awareness.htm
- Information Security Policies & Computer Security Policy Directory - This directory is intended to help you ensure that your policies actually meet your needs.
www.information-security-policies-and-standards.com
- 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.
www.blackmagic.com/ses/bruceg/progmgt.html
- Internet Security Policy: A Technical Guide - Contents - This document is intended to help an organization create a coherent Internet-specific information security policy.
secinf.net/info/policy/isptg.en/ISPTG-Contents.html
- Internet/Network Security Policy Development - How to write an effective network security policy. This is Part 4 of a 5 part tutorial on Internet and network security.
netsecurity.about.com/compute/netsecurity/library/weekly/aa080299.htm?iam=mt
- Introduction and Education of Information Security Policies to Employees - Information Security Policies are necessary to ensure that important data, business plans and other confidential information are protected from theft or unauthorized disclosure. If employees of any organization are not aware of these policies, they will not know what is expected of them.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/aware/infosec_policies.htm
- ISO 17799 Resource - A guide to ISO 17799 the International standard for Information Security Management, based on the British Standard BS 7799 - Building awareness of Information Security Management, implementation of an information security management system and BS 7799 registration and assessment.
www.iso17799resource.com/index.xalter
- ISO 17799 Service & Software Directory - Services and software for ISO 17799 audit, compliance, implementation and security risk analysis.
www.iso17799software.com
- ISO 17799 Standard: ISO17799 Compliance & Positioning - The ISO 17799 security standard: How to achieve full ISO17799 compliance
www.securityauditor.net/iso17799
- ISO17799 Official Source - The official source document and copyright holder for the ISO17799 security standard.
https://www.bspsl.com/secure/iso17799software/cvm.cfm
- Issues in a Computer Acceptable Use Policy - This document is a list of issues and reasons to consider when preparing a university-wide policy on the proper use of computers.
www.rbs2.com/policy.htm
- ITworld.com - Security's human side - When it comes to keeping your company's systems secure, employees and managers play roles as important as those of the technological gadgets they deploy.
www.itworld.com/Man/3903/IWD010529securityshuman
- Leveraging a Securing Awareness Program from a Security Policy - Activities and procedures that give the Security Polices credibility and visibility. That is, a program that uses activities such as news and anecdotal stories, situational examples and discussion to lend relevance and pertinence to the policies.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/leveraging.htm
- Make Your Web Site P3P Compliant - How to create and publish your company's platform for privacy perfomance policy, a W3C initiative, in 6 easy steps.
www.w3.org/P3P/details.html
- Managing Internet Use: Big Brother or Due Diligence? - This paper describes the major risks of granting widespread Internet access along with suggestions to mitigate them. It also covers monitoring policies and the privacy issues that arise from monitoring Internet use.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/internet_use.htm
- Model Security Policies - Sample of 25 model security policies for use as templates or guides when developing policies for your own environment.
www.sans.org/newlook/resources/policies/policies.htm
- Network & IT Security Policies - Where to find IT security policies, network security policies and a unique method to deliver them. Site includes trial downloads for all software offered.
www.network-and-it-security-policies.com
- Network Security Policy A Managers Perspective - The tool that a Network Manager has to facilitate and manage good Network Security is policy.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/netsec_policy.htm
- Outsourcing Security Management - This purpose of this paper is to highlight some high-level security issues, faced by organizations when outsourcing security management. Some key factors regarding preparation and management of the outsourcing partnership are also included.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/outsourcing.htm
- P3P Guiding Principles - Principles behind the W3C Platform for Privacy Preferences initiative.
www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-P3P10-principles
- PKI Policy Whitepaper - This PKI Note provides general information about PKI policy, the role that policy plays in a PKI and how that policy applies to both traditional and PKI-enabled business environments.
www.pkiforum.org/pdfs/pki_policy.pdf
- Policies and Procedures - A presentation from the SANS institute course "Building an Effective Security Infrastructure", which outlines the elements to be included when designing a corporate security policy. Also available for download in Power Point format.
www.sans.org/newlook/resources/policies/bssi3/index.htm
- Policy Manager - Cisco Systems - Cisco Secure Policy Manager is a scalable, powerful security policy management system for Cisco firewalls and Virtual Private Network (VPN) gateways. Assistance is also provided with the development and audititing of security policy.
www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/sqsw/sqppmn/index.shtml
- Policy Over Policing - It's easy to develop e-mail and Internet policies, but education and documentation are crucial to their success.
archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/96/34/e01-34.55.htm
- Policy Standards and IETF Terminology - The goal of this series of papers is to present the elements of Policy-based Network Management (PBNM) and Quality of Service (QoS) in an organized and thorough manner.
www.iphighway.com/2_policy_standards_and_ietf_terminology.pdf
- Policy-Based Network Architecture - This paper outlines the goals of the policy-based network architecture including the creation of a standards-based system that addresses both the enforcement and the administration of policies.
www.allot.com/pdf/products/policymgmt.pdf
- RFC2196 (Site Security Handbook) - a guide to developing computer security policies and procedures for sites that have systems on the Internet.
www.cis.ohio-state.edu/htbin/rfc/rfc2196.html
- Sandstorm Modem Policy - This policy is designed to be an addition to an existing corporate security policy. It can be an addition to a Remote Access Policy, if one exists, or to simply stand alone as a Modem Access policy if no current policy of this sort exists at the Company.
www.sandstorm.net/phonesweep/ModemPolicy.shtml
- Security Awareness Are Your Users "clued in" or "clueless"? - A sound security policy is the foundation of any successful security program. The policy defines the organizations overall posture toward security.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/sec_aware.htm
- Security Framework and Principles - The section of the Workstation Support Services Security Framework and Principles document from the University of California, Berkley.
securityinfo.berkeley.edu/reports/framework.html#SecurityPolicy
- Security Information Web Site - Content rich ready for publication security information web site enables companies to JUMP-START their security management program with policies, plans, techniques, and countermeasures
www.securitywebsites.com
- Security Planning - This paper provides guidelines for developing security policies and implementing controls to prevent computer risks from becoming reality.
www.microsoft.com/technet/security/secplan.asp
- Security Policies in a Global Organization - In order to deal with the issues around security policies in a global organization it is probably necessary to create a tiered structure of information security policies with some policies applying globally throughout the organization, and other policies applying to individual geographical, or regional entities.
rr.sans.org/policy/global_org.php
- Security Policy Roadmap Process for Creating Security Policies - The very first thing in information security is to set up policies and procedures on how to protect information. This paper presents a systematic approach in developing computer security policies and procedures.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/roadmap.htm
- Security Policy Roadmap Process for Creating Security Policies - This paper presents a systematic approach in developing computer security policies and procedures.
rr.sans.org/policy/roadmap.php
- Security Policy: What it is and Why - The Basics - A security policy is nothing more than a well-written strategy on protecting and maintaining availability to your network and its resources.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/sec_policy.htm
- Security, It's Not Just Technical - The goal of this paper is to introduce the need for an adequate information security policy within your respective workplace/organization.
rr.sans.org/policy/tech.php
- Sensitive But Unclassified - As a portion of virtually every organizations policy, there will necessarily be rules and procedures that address the handling of information within that organization. Whether it is a corporation or a non-profit organization or the federal government, the loss of critical information can be damaging.
rr.sans.org/policy/sensitive.php
- Shelfware: How to Avoid Writing Security Policy and Documentation That Doesnt Work - This paper explores the "GIAC Basic Security Policy" material (Part V of the course), looking into pitfalls that can make security policy and similar documentation unwieldy and unreadable.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/shelfware.htm
- Site Security Policy Development - Article by Rob McMillan outlining the importance and characteristics of a good security policy. This article is slightly dated, but provides a good starting point.
security.tsu.ru/info/policy/AusCERT.html
- Site Security Policy Development - This paper outlines some issues that the writer of a Site Computer Security Policy may need to consider when formulating such a document.
secinf.net/info/policy/AusCERT.html
- Steps to a Secure Network - The typical corporate security objective of the past has been to protect the Enterprise network from the Internet, but as we are reading in the news today, this has not been enough. The first step in protecting the Enterprise is to set realistic expectations.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/steps.htm
- 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.
www.ce.chalmers.se/staff/ulfl/pubs/tr122to.pdf
- Sun Tzu and the Art of (Cyber) War: Ancient Advice for Developing an Information Security Program - Though the battles fought are quite different from ancient China, Sun Tzus philosophies can aid when setting up a security program at your company.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/sun_tzu.htm
- Technical Writing for IT Security Policies in Five Easy Steps - This paper points new policy technical writers in the right direction and provides a solid foundation from which to start. Follow these five easy steps when writing IT Security policies.
rr.sans.org/policy/tech_writing.php
- 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.
www.giac.org/practical/jack_albright_gsec.doc
- The BS7799 Security Zone - Information, guidence and resources to address the BS7799 security standard.
www.thewindow.to/bs7799
- The Clark-Wilson Security Model - Much of the attention in the security arena has been devoted to developing sophisticated models (e.g. Bell-LaPadula model) and mechanisms for confidentiality, capabilities to provide confidentiality in information systems are considerably more advanced than those providing integrity. In this paper, we will explore the nature and scope of the Clark-Wilson (CW) model, which focuses on the information integrity issue.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/clark-wilson.htm
- The Information Security Forum - The Forum's Standard of Good Practice for Information Security - The Information Security Forum has produced the Standard to provide guidelines on all aspects of information security including, IT, Data and Computer controls.
www.isfsecuritystandard.com
- The Necessity of a Corporate Policy on E-mail Use and Retention - Few firms have documented, legally enforceable use and retention policies for electronic messages. However, an appropriately implemented policy can help you reduce your company's legal exposure and the possibility of confidentiality breaches.
www.authentica.com/products/whitepapers/Retentionpolicy.pdf
- The Use of Case Law in Negotiating the Acceptance of Post Secondary Computer Policies - This paper will assist the reader in facilitating user cooperation and "buy in" while providing a framework to establish their policies.
rr.sans.org/policy/case_law.php
- Toward Standardization of Information Security: BS 7799 - This paper describes BS 7799, the "Code of Practice for Information Security Management" as an information security management system, identifies the industry movement toward BS 7799 certification, reports the current effort involving the transformation of BS 7799 into ISO 17799 and suggests a need for the information security professional to familiar with BS 7799.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/standardization.htm
- 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.
rr.sans.org/malicious/virus_threat.php
- What Do I Put in a Security Policy? - Discussion of how to use all the available information on security policies to create a client specific policy. Contains a sample policy outline.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/policy.htm
- 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.
www.giac.org/practical/Caroline_Reyes_GSEC.doc
- 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.
www.ntsecurity.net/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=9764
- When a Security Policy Matures into a Security Solution - It is only through the implementation of security policies with a policy framework and testing to see whether the security exposures were reduced that one can measure if the security policy matured into a security solution.
www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/policy/matures.htm
- When Policies that have Always Worked, Don't - The scenario described in this paper outlines a failure of our human systems due to a limitation in our thinking about our procedures that could easily have had catastrophic results.
rr.sans.org/signup/login.php?e327cfa29894664110d30f2e80d45368
- Why Security Policies Fail - Objective analysis reveals that many breaches are linked to common weaknesses in the security policy...accidents waiting to happen. This article focuses on strategic and systematic weaknesses that can slowly degrade security operations.
www.securityfocus.com/data/library/Why_Security_Policies_Fail.pdf
- World of Information Security Management - This site contains information on BS 7799 (ISO/IEC 17799) including the official Register of BS 7799 Certificates, International BS 7799 User Group, papers on the application of BS 7799 produced by business around the world.
www.xisec.com
- IT Security Cookbook - An excellent guide to computer & network security with a strong focus on writing and implementing security policy. This is primarily for security managers and system administrators.
www.boran.com/security
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