Policy

Companies

HIPAA

Sample_Policies

	Acceptable Use Policy Report : A report on Acceptable Usage Policy: what corporations expect of it, a case study, and a framework for creating your own policy. - members.iinet.net.au/~colinwee/mbt/acceptableuse/
	Aelita Enterprise Directory Manager : Secure "Rules and Roles" management platform that facilitates secure Exchange and Active Directory administration. - www.aelita.com/products/enterprisedirectorymanager/
	AmiWall.org : Proxy based system to aid in implementing employee internet use policies. - www.amiwall.org/
	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
	Building Effective, Tailored Information Security Policy : 20th NISSC Internet Technical Security Policy Panel - csrc.nist.gov/nissc/1997/panels/isptg/pescatore/html/
	Canada's Export Controls : Unofficial / unverified article describing Canada's export controls on cryptographic software. - www.efc.ca/pages/doc/crypto-export.html
	CERT Practice Modules: Responding to Intrusions : Establish policies and procedures for responding to intrusions. - www.cert.org/security-improvement/modules/m06.html
	Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme : The US government agency overseeing the Common Criteria security certification Program - niap.nist.gov/cc-scheme
	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
	controlit.org - www.controlit.org/
	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
	Developing an Information Security Strategy : This whitepaper describes the steps needed to develop an organization-wide information security strategy. - www.hartgregorygroup.com/sec-strategies/LogicalSecurityStrategy.PDF
	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 organization from casual or intentional abuse that could result in the release of sensitive information, IT system failures or litigation against the organization by employees or other parties. - www.c2c.com/industry/whitepapers_policy.htm
	email-policy.com - www.email-policy.com/
	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
	GASSP Home Page : Generally Accepted System Security Principles, developed by The International Information Security Foundation. - web.mit.edu/security/www/gassp1.html
	How to Develop a Network Security 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. - wwws.sun.com/software/whitepapers/wp-security-devsecpolicy/
	IASEP Data Security Protocol : An archive website from the Purdue Research Foundation, containing a range of example security policy sets. - iasep.soe.purdue.edu/protocol/MAIN_DOC/table_of_contents.htm
	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
	infotechlive.com - www.infotechlive.com/
	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
	ISECOM - Institute for Security and Open Methodologies : Offers accreditation for security analysts (OPSA), security testers (OPST), and Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual (OSSTMM) specialists (OPSS). - www.isecom.org/
	isfsecuritystandard.com - www.isfsecuritystandard.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/
	ITworld.com - Security's human side : IT World article - essentially a review of Pentasafe's VigilEnt security policy management product. - www.itworld.com/Man/3903/IWD010529securityshuman/
	neupart.com - www.neupart.com/
	P3P Guiding Principles : Principles behind the W3C Platform for Privacy Preferences initiative. - www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-P3P10-principles
	Policy Over Policing : InfoWorld article - 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
	Return on Information Security Investment : Assess your company's Return on Information Security Investment - www.geocities.com/amz/
	RFC2196 (Site Security Handbook) : a guide to developing computer security policies and procedures for sites that have systems on the Internet. Published 1997. - www.cse.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/rfc/rfc2196.html
	SecurityDocs : A substantial collection of papers and articles on the development and implementation of security policies. - www.securitydocs.com/Security_Policies
	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
	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services : Security standards, transactions and code set standards, identifier standards, mailing lists, implementation guides, and administrative simplification. - aspe.hhs.gov/admnsimp/
	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. - www.sans.org/rr/papers/index.php?id=135
	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
	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. - downloads.securityfocus.com/library/Why_Security_Policies_Fail.pdf
	Windows 2000 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
	Windows IT LIbrary : This paper offers wide ranging advice on the development and implementation of security policies. - www.windowsitlibrary.com/Content/121/07/1.html?Ad=1&
	xisec.com - www.xisec.com/