The role
of security policies is to establish
guidelines issued by senior management
as a protective guide, which makes it
possible to introduce technological
standards, implementation procedures,
and control methods for ensuring effectiveness.
Many people consider policies to be
afterthoughts. On the contrary, a security
policy should be the foundation of your
data security strategy.
Security policies alone are ineffective.
Their effectiveness is directly proportional
to the support they receive from your
organization. In light of this, it is
crucial for your organization to realize
this, and to create an environment in
which security is seen as a high priority.
Benefits
The
main advantages of implementing
security policies are that they:
•
create
a paper trail that can prove due
diligence;
•
demonstrate
senior management's intention
of protecting information;
•
provide
the assurance of a means of control;
•
serve
as a benchmark for measuring the
progress of making the organization
secure;
•
reflect
senior management support for
the organization's security team;
•
serve
as a guide to data security.
Characteristics
We
organize the policies logically,
so that anyone can find the information
they're looking for easily.
As a result, your overall policy
might consist of the following
specific policies:
