Policy

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.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~colinwee/mbt/acceptableuse/

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.
http://www.giac.org/practical/jack_albright_gsec.doc

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.
http://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]
http://www.securitytechnet.com/resource/rsc-center/vendor-wp/pentasafe/LoadedGun.pdf

Building and Implementing a Successful Information Security Policy
White paper providing the reader with new and innovative aspects on the process of building a Security Policy, as well as managing a Security Awareness Program. [PDF]
http://www.windowsecurity.com/pages/security-policy.pdf

Building Effective, Tailored Information Security Policy
20th NISSC Internet Technical Security Policy Panel
http://csrc.nist.gov/nissc/1997/panels/isptg/pescatore/html/

Canada's Export Controls
Unofficial / unverified article describing Canada's export controls on cryptographic software.
http://www.efc.ca/pages/doc/crypto-export.html

CobiT User Group
International user group and hub for CobiT, the emerging IT control and security methodology.
http://www.controlit.org

Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme
Provides details of this US government scheme.
http://www.niap-ccevs.org/cc-scheme/

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.
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/sec/0913sec1.html

FISMApedia
An information resource for Federal IT security policy, including the FISMA, HSPD-12, FDCC, DIACAP, NIACAP and OMB directives.
http://www.fismapedia.org

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.
http://www.giac.org/practical/David_Quay_GSEC.doc

GASSP Home Page
Generally Accepted System Security Principles, developed by The International Information Security Foundation. [PDF]
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-14/800-14.pdf

How to Develop Good Security Policies and Tips on Assessment and Enforcement
[Word Document] 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.
http://www.giac.org/practical/Kerry_McConnell_GSEC.doc

IASEP Data Security Protocol
An archive website from the Purdue Research Foundation, containing a range of example security policy sets.
http://arc.education.purdue.edu/protocol/home_page.htm

The Information Security Forum
It has produced the standard to provide guidelines on all aspects of information security including IT, data, and computer controls.
http://www.isfsecuritystandard.com

Information Security Policies
Make and manage security policies. Run awareness programs with audits and e-learning to build a human firewall.
http://www.neupart.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.
http://www.blackmagic.com/ses/bruceg/progmgt.html

Institute for Security and Open Methodologies (ISECOM)
Non-profit, international research initiative dedicated to defining standards in security testing and business integrity testing.
http://www.isecom.org

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.
http://netsecurity.about.com/compute/netsecurity/library/weekly/aa080299.htm?iam=mt

IT Security at MIT
Provides a wide range of policies, papers and related resources.
http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/security/

IT Security Cookbook
A guide to computer and network security with a strong focus on writing and implementing security policy. This is primarily for security managers and system administrators.
http://www.boran.com/security/

ITworld.com - Security's human side
IT World article - essentially a review of Pentasafe's VigilEnt security policy management product.
http://www.itworld.com/Man/3903/IWD010529securityshuman/

Make Your Web Site P3P Compliant
How to create and publish your company's platform for privacy performance policy, a W3C initiative, in 6 steps.
http://www.w3.org/P3P/details.html

Network Security - Internet Security for the Enterprise
Information hub for the enterprise discussing network security, storage compliance, CRM, and human resource.
http://www.infotechlive.com

OSSTMM: Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual
A widely used, peer-reviewed, methodology for performing security tests.
http://www.isecom.org/projects/osstmm.shtml

An Overview of Corporate Computer User Policy
Article discusses the elements of a corporate security policy, which it calls the gateway to a company`s intellectual property. The main threat to information security within a company is its employees. [PDF]
http://www.sans.org/rr/papers/50/535.pdf

Policy Over Policing
InfoWorld article - It's easy to develop e-mail and Internet policies, but education and documentation are crucial to their success.
http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/96/34/e01-34.55.htm

P3P Guiding Principles
Principles behind the W3C Platform for Privacy Preferences initiative.
http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-P3P10-principles

Return on Information Security Investment
Assess your company's Return on Information Security Investment
http://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.
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2196

SANS InfoSec Reading Room
Articles on security policy and other information security topics.
http://www.sans.org/rr/

SecureZone
Information portal with focus on policies, protocols and standards
http://www.securezone.com

SecurityDocs
A substantial collection of papers and articles on the development and implementation of security policies.
http://www.securitydocs.com/Security_Policies

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.
http://www.sans.org/rr/papers/index.php?id=135

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Security standards, transactions and code set standards, identifier standards, mailing lists, implementation guides, and administrative simplification.
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/InformationSecurity/

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.
http://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.
http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/9764/whats-your-policy.html

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.
http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/9169/group-policy-and-security.html

Windows IT LIbrary
This paper offers wide ranging advice on the development and implementation of security policies.
http://www.windowsitlibrary.com/Content/121/07/1.html?Ad=1&

A 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. <small>(1992)</small>
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.46.5867