Security Policy Considerations
A security policy is likely to be as comprehensive as an organization wants it to be but more importantly is the scope of the security policy. For this reason, there are various essential considerations for an organization making a security policy. These areas discussed below:
The first thing to consider is the purpose of the security policy. This can be very broad if not precisely defined and can include;
- Creation of an overall approach to information security
- Detection and preemption of preaches relating to information security like network misuse
- Maintaining the organization’s reputation as well as upholding of ethical and legal responsibilities
The other essential consideration is the audience, and it is necessary defining the information security policy audience so that it is clear on which group of individuals or employees it applies to. At the same time, it is essential stating the audience who is out of the information security policy.
The next important element of consideration is information security objectives. This helps the management in agreeing elaborately defined objectives for strategy as well as security. The main three goals which information security focuses on are confidentiality, integrity as well as availability (Tsohou et al., 2015).
Most importantly is the creation of information security awareness and behaviour. This involves sharing of information technology security policies with the staff. Moreover, it entails conducting of training for the employees and enlightening them of the security policy mechanisms or approaches which include data protection strategies, access protection strategies as well as sensitive data classification. Awareness is essential since it will help the employees in recognizing the importance of information security and adherence to security policies (McCormac et al., 2017).