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» 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.    http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/241365.html

» 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/

» 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.    http://www.sans.org/rr/papers/50/535.pdf

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

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

» 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.    http://www.windowsecurity.com/pages/security-policy.pdf

» 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.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0913sec1.html

» 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.    http://web.mit.edu/security/www/gassp1.html

» 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 tha    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

» 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/

» 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

» 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

» P3P Guiding Principles    Principles behind the W3C Platform for Privacy Preferences initiative.    http://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.    http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/96/34/e01-34.55.htm

» 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

» Return on Information Security Investment    Assess your company's Return on Information Security Investment    http://www.geocities.com/amz/

» 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

» 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

» 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

» 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/

» 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

» 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 fund    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://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/9764/9764.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://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/9169/9169.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&

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