HackUser.com - Computers: Security: Policy: Sample Policies

Acceptable Use Policy - Template policy clarifying the acceptable use of IT devices and networks. [MS Word]
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.
Antivirus Policy - From the State of Vermont Agency of Administration. Mandates the use of antivirus software on applicable systems. [PDF]
Antivirus 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]
Awareness and Training Policy - From Georgia Perimeter College. Mandates an ongoing and creative general security awareness program supplemented with more specific training where needed. [PDF]
Backup Policy - Sample policy requires a cycle of daily and weekly backups (although monthly backups are also advisable!).
Backup Policy - Sample policy from the University of North Carolina requires daily, weekly and monthly backups (sometimes known as 'grandfather, father, son').
Campus Security Policy - An overarching security policy from Berkeley University includes links to more specific and detailed policies.
Campus Security Policy - High level information security policy from Washington University.
Communications and Operations Management Policy - One of a set of template policies for UK local councils from the West Midlands Local Government Association. [MS Word]
Computer Telephone and Desk Use Policy - One of a set of template policies for UK local councils from the West Midlands Local Government Association. [MS Word]
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]
Disclosure And Blogging Policies - An open source document containing a suite of information security policy statements regarding employees blogging or contributing to other online media, written in the form of checklists. [MS Word]
DMZ Security Policy - Sample policy establishing security requirements of equipment to be deployed in the corporate De-Militarized Zone. [MS Word]
Electronic Communications Policy - Formal policy from the University of California covering email and other electronic communications mechanisms [PDF]
Email Forwarding Policy - Email must not be forwarded automatically to an external destination without prior approval from the appropriate manager. [PDF]
Email Policy - Policy from the University of Colorado on the use of, access to, and disclosure of electronic mail.
Email Policy - Policy from Northern Illinois University's IT Services group. Outlines some unacceptable uses.
Email Policy - One of a set of template policies for UK local councils from the West Midlands Local Government Association. [MS Word]
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]
Ethics Policy - Sample policy intended to 'establish a culture of openness, trust and integrity'.
Ethics Policy - Ethical behavior underpins all procedural security controls. This ethics policy from Spirent is a useful model.
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]
FIPS 140-2 Security Policy - Security policy for the OpenSSL FIPS software object module, required for validation against FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) 140-2. [PDF]
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 from the US Government 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”.
Human Resources Information Security Policy - One of a set of template policies for UK local councils from the West Midlands Local Government Association. [MS Word]
Incident Response Policy - Yale University's policy regarding assessing IT security incidents, forming response teams and responding. [PDF]
Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Security Policy - High level security policy from Dublin City University. [MS Word]
Information Protection Policy - One of a set of template policies for UK local councils from the West Midlands Local Government Association. [MS Word]
Information Security Incident Management Policy - One of a set of template policies for UK local councils from the West Midlands Local Government Association. [MS Word]
Information Security Policies - Wiki developed by Holistic Operational Security Readiness Evaluation, a collaborative open project building a library of sample information security policies, supporting standards and other documents.
Information Security Policies - An extensive collection of information security policy samples at SecurityDocs.
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 - Policies from CSPO Tools Inc., some of which are available without charge as PDF files or for an annual subscription as MS Word files, along with additional content.
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 - SANS consensus research project offering around 30 editable information security policies.
Information Security Policies - NIST's collection of well over 100 security policies and related awareness materials, mostly from US Government bodies.
Information Security Policy - An information security policy from the University of Illinois.
Information Security Policy - High level security policy/guideline from the Department of Health and Human Resources. [PDF]
Information Security Policy - High-level information security policy statement for the Childhood Cancer Research Group at Oxford University.
Information Security Policy Overview - Summarises the suite of template policies provided for UK local government use by the West Midlands Local Government Association. [MS Word]
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 Acceptable Use Policy - One of a set of template policies for UK local councils from the West Midlands Local Government Association. [MS Word]
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.
ISMS Policy - A high level (single page) policy statement from Ricoh, supporting their Information Security Management System. [PDF]
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 Access Policy - One of a set of template policies for UK local councils from the West Midlands Local Government Association. [MS Word]
IT Infrastructure Security Policy - One of a set of template policies for UK local councils from the West Midlands Local Government Association. [MS Word]
IT Security Policy - IT security policy example/how-to guide from Enterprise Ireland.
IT Security Policy - Information technology security policy at Murdoch University, complete with supporting standards and guidelines.
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]
Laptop Security Policy - From the National Health Service. [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]
Legal Responsibilities Policy - One of a set of template policies for UK local councils from the West Midlands Local Government Association. [MS Word]
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 - Defines standards for creating, protecting and changing strong passwords. [MS Word]
Password Policy - A password policy presented in the form of a series of security awareness posters. "Passwords are like underwear ..." [PDF]
Password Standard - 32 page extended policy document from the New Zealand government, explains both risks and control requirements. [PDF]
Personnel Security Policy - Example policy covering pre-employment screening, security policy training etc. [PDF]
Privacy Policy - Generic policy for websites offering goods and services, with an important warning to seek qualified legal advice in this area.
Privacy Policy - Concise policy (just 3 paragraphs) published by the School of Graduate Studies at Norwich University.
Remote Access Policy - Defines standards for connecting to a corporate network from any host. [MS Word]
Remote Working Policy - One of a set of template policies for UK local councils from the West Midlands Local Government Association. [MS Word]
Removable Media Policy - One of a set of template policies for UK local councils from the West Midlands Local Government Association. [MS Word]
Resource Utilization Policy - Policy 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 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]
Software Policy - One of a set of template policies for UK local councils from the West Midlands Local Government Association. [MS Word]
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.
The ePolicy Institute - Provides policies and resources on information security and other related topics.
Third Party Connection Agreement - Sample agreement for establishing a connection to an external party. [PDF]
University Information Security Policies - A set of information security policies from the University of Louisville.
University Information Security Policies - Electronic resource usage and security policies from the University of Pennsylvania.
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]

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