Apr 12

Good Security Policy - 10 Critical Components to Create One

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Companies have put security concern as their key priority, especially those that are relying on ICT (information communication technology) for their business. There has been wide prospective to elaborate business by using computers and communication infrastructure, the easy and cost effective way. Producing a good security policy is targeting to protect companies from the viable liability and losses from any kind of network and information compromises. Security policy is a key tool necessary to properly address those important issues. (more…)

Jan 21

Purpose and Function of Email and Internet Use Policy

In recent surveys, it is highlighted the importance for employers of having a well-drafted email use policy and internet use policy. Most employers take email use policy and internet access policy for important business reasons ranging from employee productivity reasoning to preventing hostile work environments.

A survey on Email Rules, Policies and Practices by American Management Association revealed that 75 percent of organizations in their survey had written policies concerning e-mail. (more…)

Dec 26

Information Security and Information Assurance — What is the Difference?

As society increasingly relies on digitally stored and accessed information, traditional information security technology, policies, management, and practices are found more and more limited in satisfying the security and assurance needs of modern information systems and applications, for several reasons. In general, addressing only the protection of information against unauthorized disclosure, transfer, modification, or destruction, traditional information security cannot deliver the level of information assurance that modern applications require. (more…)