Showing posts with label Policies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Policies. Show all posts

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Why You Need Security Strategy and How to Develop one?

Some questions we need to address before we embark on Information Security Improvement journey!

Edward Snowden’s leaks to the press, we now know that there has been systematic, broad and deep surveillance of online activity at a scale that could not have been previously imagined. Beyond simply snooping, the revelations pointed to infiltration of the hardware and software we rely on to secure our communications.

When it comes to policies and strategies, it’s hard to go past the tried and tested ways of the past. The best way to make a start is by doing SWOT analysis: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. 

Strengths
Look within your organisation. There are bound to be some really good things happening when it comes to Information Security. For example, you might have a very well-educated workforce that never open unexpected attachments. Or your IT team is very conscious of the potential threats to your business and have solid systems and processes in place to deal with them.

Weaknesses
Over the last 15 years, the focus of security in enterprises has been on vulnerability tracking and making sure that your systems are protected from external attacks. While that’s still important, it should only be one facet of your total security strategy. Have you considered what happens once someone gets past your firewalls and other blocking mechanisms? Or if the attack starts from within?

Give some consideration in your strategy to dealing with attacks once they are in action. Are your people ready to react once there is a breach? Are they across the latest threats and attack vectors?

Perhaps the most often seen security weakness (in our observation) is that managing compliance with the security policy is seen as an annual project that’s executed in order to keep auditors happy.

If that’s the case in your business, look for ways to alter that culture.

Opportunities
Aside from using security as a way to get lots of shiny new gear into your server racks or to justify new services, getting your Information Security right can be a great chance to re-engage IT with the business. Look for ways to turn the security conversation into an opportunity to change service delivery. It’s also a great way to further the professional development of your staff.

If you have some strong skills in data analytics in the business, you might find you can give them a new challenge by engaging them in threat intelligence.

Employing red/blue team exercises regularly doesn’t just improve your security response but can be a great way to add some excitement to how you manage security.

Review existing systems and processes to find the security issues. You might find it becomes an opportunity to ditch an old legacy system that’s costing lots of time and resources to maintain.

Threats
Over the last year, it’s become apparent that the threats of last decade are really just background noise today. Sure, we need to keep our firewalls locked down and end-point protection up to date but what can you do when your hardware is compromised or a nation-state can break through your encryption?

These are real threats today. Stuxnet, back in 2010, compromised a nuclear power plant. It is believed by many that it was part of an attack by one government against another. Today, Snowden’s documents tell us that the NSA can intercept a massive array of data. And not just from enemies but from within friendly states.

  • So, when was the last time you reviewed your security policy?
  • Does it take into account new security mitigation techniques?
  • Have you adjusted the skills in your business to manage changing attack methods?
  • Is security a once-a-year audit activity?

Friday, September 13, 2013

How To Develop Security Awareness?

Six Steps To Successful Security Awareness Training

If you would schedule an event to teach people about Internet Security, and make it optional to attend, only about 5% of your entire office population will show up. And guess what, those 5% are probably the people that need it least.

Here are the six elements of a successful Internet Security Awareness Training Program

  • Formulate, and make easily available a written Security Policy.
  • Each employee needs to read the document and sign it as an acknowledgment they understand the policy and will apply it.
  • Give all employees a mandatory (online) Security Awareness Course, with a clearly stated deadline. It is highly recommended to explain to them in some detail why this is necessary.
  • Make this Security Awareness Course part of the onboarding process of each new employee.
  • Keep all employees on their toes with security top of mind, by continued testing. Sending a simulated phishing attack once a week is extremely effective to keep them alert.
  • Never publicly identify an employee that fails a simulated attack, let their supervisor or HR take this up privately. Give a quarterly prize for the three employees with the lowest ‘fail-rate’.
  • If you use posters, stickers and or screensavers, change the pictures or messages monthly. After a few weeks people simple don’t ‘see’ them anymore. It’s more effective to send them regular ‘Security Hints & Tips’ via email.

Sunday, March 17, 2013

STORM (Secure Tool for Risk Management)

Designs and keeps updated the ICT Security Policy, Disaster Recovery plans

STORM (Secure Tool for Risk Management) is a collaborative environment offering a buddle of services in order to help your business to securely manage your Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Systems.

STORM is based on web 2.0 technologies and its main characteristics are:

  • Compliance with Standards
  • Collaboration
  • User Friendliness
  • Reduces complexity
  • Scalability



Some of the key features are:

Cartography:
  • Identify and depict the ICT infrastructure
  • ICT assets (software and hardware) identification


Impact Assessment Service:
  • Recognize the impacts (business, economical, technological, legal) of upcoming incidents on the operations of the ICT

Threat Assessment Service:
  • Identify threats Evaluate threats

Vulnerability Assessment Service:
  • Identify Vulnerabilities
  • Evaluate Vulnerabilities

Risk Assessment service:
  • Collaborative support towards identifying and evaluating the impact, threat and vulnerability of each ICT asset (i.e. software, hardware, data asset).

Risk Management service:
  • Select the appropriate countermeasures according to the STORM-RM algorithm in order to protect ICT assets.

Refer here for more information or here for demo.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Security audit finds Developer OUTSOURCED his JOB to China

Pro-active Log Review Might Be A Good Idea

A security audit of a US critical infrastructure company last year revealed that its star developer had outsourced his own job to a Chinese subcontractor and was spending all his work time playing around on the internet.

The firm's telecommunications supplier Verizon was called in after the company set up a basic VPN system with two-factor authentication so staff could work at home. The VPN traffic logs showed a regular series of logins to the company's main server from Shenyang, China, using the credentials of the firm's top programmer, "Bob".

"The company's IT personnel were sure that the issue had to do with some kind of zero day malware that was able to initiate VPN connections from Bob's desktop workstation via external proxy and then route that VPN traffic to China, only to be routed back to their concentrator," said Verizon. "Yes, it is a bit of a convoluted theory, and like most convoluted theories, an incorrect one."

After getting permission to study Bob's computer habits, Verizon investigators found that he had hired a software consultancy in Shenyang to do his programming work for him, and had FedExed them his two-factor authentication token so they could log into his account. He was paying them a fifth of his six-figure salary to do the work and spent the rest of his time on other activities.

The analysis of his workstation found hundreds of PDF invoices from the Chinese contractors and determined that Bob's typical work day consisted of: 

9:00 a.m. – Arrive and surf Reddit for a couple of hours. Watch cat videos 

11:30 a.m. – Take lunch

1:00 p.m. – Ebay time

2:00-ish p.m – Facebook updates, LinkedIn 

4:30 p.m. – End-of-day update e-mail to management 

5:00 p.m. – Go home

The scheme worked very well for Bob. In his performance assessments by the firm's human resources department, he was the firm's top coder for many quarters and was considered expert in C, C++, Perl, Java, Ruby, PHP, and Python.

Further investigation found that the enterprising Bob had actually taken jobs with other firms and had outsourced that work too, netting him hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit as well as lots of time to hang around on internet messaging boards and checking for a new Detective Mittens video.

Bob is no longer employed by the firm. ®

Source from The Register

Refer here to read further details.

Monday, October 15, 2012

Tips for IT Security Auditing

How to effectively conduct IT Security Audit?

As an information security professional, it is your responsibility to protect and sustain the enterprise’s information assets from all types of threats. One way to enhance the security posture of your enterprise is to leverage the expertise of a security auditor to help find and fix the worst problems in your security infrastructure.

You may be thinking, “Why would I want to invite a security auditor to help me find my greatest weaknesses?” No one relishes an audit—which often seems to involve people poking around and looking for holes in the network or systems. 

However, a thoroughly conducted audit, with appropriate risk-based scoping, can keep you from having to report to your management or board that a data breach happened on your watch.

In most enterprises, the information security and audit functions are involved with protection and sustainment of important organizational assets. The information security function has the primary responsibility for establishing and maintaining a cost-effective and robust security program.

The audit function, whether internal or external, provides an independent review and analysis of the program. Here are some considerations for participating in and preparing for an IT security audit:

  • Remember that audits are opportunities to improve the security program, not a personal indictment of security practices. Taking the initiative to request a thorough audit of your security shows management that you are willing to do what is best for the enterprise. It can also help you get additional budget to address serious areas of risk.
  • Receive from the audit team an audit plan outlining the purpose, scope and approach to the audit. If you are the requestor of the audit, you have an opportunity to provide input on what areas of focus you think are most at risk.
  • Conduct a review of the current security policies, standards and guidelines, and make sure you understand how those policies are implemented in operation. Often, there are conflicts in the way policies are implemented, especially when relying on technology alone, and an audit can pinpoint the gaps.
  • Collect, document and organize the procedures and processes that your staff follows to perform their duties. You may find that lack of consistency in performing the processes results in unacceptable variance in the way that certain security controls are implemented.

Security audits should not be limited to technology testing, penetration testing or exploiting vulnerabilities, but should provide an accurate analysis of the risk areas that pose the most danger to the enterprise. A thorough security audit is about regular and consistent validation and verification that the security program is effective in doing what it is designed to do: protect and sustain the enterprise’s critical assets.

Source: ISACA

Monday, July 2, 2012

Don't Get Burned by Twitter Updated-Privacy Policy

Twitter Carries a Torch for Privacy


In mid-May, Twitter published an updated privacy policy, which every Twitter user should read - and other social media sites would be smart to emulate. The policy includes a clearer explanation of the situations in which Twitter will share user information with others.


Most notably, the policy provides better clarifications about how your personal information is used than most other social media sites. The updates include a new section on how Twitter tailors content. It makes clear that Twitter can use users' contact information to help third-party services, client applications and others find Twitter accounts.


While that particular practice is not new, it is much more clearly stated today. The policy also indicates how users can opt-out of several data-sharing practices, which is incredibly important to privacy-minded individuals.


You may find Twitter very helpful to use for sharing information, learning of breaking news and doing research. It's a good option; just make sure you set your privacy settings appropriately.

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Basic checklist for Remove Access Security

The Remote Access Security Checklist


The checklist of must-haves for any remote access policy.


Remote Access Policy Security Checklist


Antivirus software with real-time protection enabled - Make sure company-approved antivirus software is included on all remote access devices and set to update regularly.


Required personal firewall - In addition to antivirus software, a personal firewall should be configured and enabled on all remote devices. If a threat is detected all communications should be blocked.


Defined operating systems - Only allowed operating systems should be able to connect to the corporate network. If your company only uses and supports Windows computers, you should disallow *nix, Macs, etc.


Time out periods – Should be defined and set to when there is no activity on the computer. If there is no activity for 30 minutes for example, enforce a policy so the connection terminates. Be careful to test and make sure a download or upload triggers activity.


Targeted access to systems while on VPN - Only allow access to necessary internal resources. If a department only accesses one application on your internal network only provide them with access to that application.


Non-Disclosure Agreement - Vendors, third party companies, and even employees should sign an NDA in order to gain remote access. This will help protect any confidential information.

Monday, March 19, 2012

NIST Issues Security Guidance on Wireless Local Area Networks

6 Tips to Secure WLANs

Wireless Local Area Networks often have weaker configurations and authentication processes that make them vulnerable for attackers to penetrate and gain access to sensitive information, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology. New guidance from NIST is aimed at helping organizations meet security challenges.

NIST has released Special Publication 800-153, Guidelines for Securing Local Area Networks, that provides step-by-step recommendations from initiation to maintenance to disposal on securing WLANs. WLANs are wireless network devices within a limited geographic area, such as an office building, that exchange data through radio communications.
"Employees can use mobile devices, including laptops and smart phones, connected to the WLAN to perform tasks that could be done on desktops, but with the freedom to work anywhere in the covered area," NIST says in announcing the guidance.
While WLANs can improve productivity, they can add an additional security challenge. WLANs often have weaker configurations and authentication processes that make them vulnerable for attackers to penetrate and gain access to sensitive information.

NIST says WLAN security depends upon how well all of its components, including client devices and wireless switches, are secured. The new guide provides recommendations to improve security on such topics as standardizing WLAN security configurations, including configuration design, implementation, evaluation and maintenance.

The guide also furnishes guidelines concerning the selection of monitoring tools and the frequency of security monitoring. According to the guidance, organizations should:
  1. Have standardized security configurations for common WLAN components, such as client devices and access points.

  2. Consider the security not only of the WLAN itself, but also how it may affect the security of other networks when planning WLAN security.

  3. Have policies that clearly state which forms of dual connections are permitted or prohibited for WLAN client devices, and enforce these policies through the appropriate security controls.

  4. Ensure that the organization's WLAN client devices and APs have configurations at all times that are compliant with the organization's WLAN policies.

  5. Perform both attack monitoring and vulnerability monitoring to support WLAN security.

  6. Conduct regular periodic technical security assessments for the organization's WLANs.
SP 800-153 supplements other NIST publications on WLAN security and points readers to other NIST publications on system planning, development and security activities. NIST said recommendations included in SP 800-153 are applicable to the protection of unclassified wireless networks and of unclassified facilities that are within range of unclassified wireless networks.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Learn the process of documentation writing to implement ISO 27001

ISO 27001 Video Tutorials

One of the biggest obstacles for companies starting to implement ISO 27001 is writing various documents required by this information security standard.

Information Security & Business Continuity Academy has launched ISO 27001 Video Tutorials, a new product that facilitates the process of documentation writing.

According to ISO Survey of Certifications published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ISO 27001 is within the 5 most popular management standards, and is also one of the standards with the highest growth in the number of certified companies – about 20% annually.

However, the fact that a large percentage of companies that have started to implement this standard never finish the job is less known. The reason for failure is very often insufficient time or lack of knowledge for writing the documentation – ISO 27001 has very specific requirements about how the documentation should look like.

At the moment 13 video tutorials are available, and each month 2 new tutorials will be published. A total of 50 video tutorials are planned, which will cover all the steps in ISO 27001 implementation – from setting up the project all through successful certification.

Dejan Kosutic, the author of the video tutorials said:
"I've worked with quite many companies as a consultant, and most of those companies struggle with the same thing – how to fill in the documentation. I believe these video tutorials will increase the success rate of ISO 27001 projects by at least 25%, and increase the speed of implementation by 50%".

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Securing Smartphones in the Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) Era

5 Security Challenges BYOD Presents

Most organizations remain uncomfortable in letting their employees use their own mobile devices to access their IT systems. Yet, in many instances, those charged with securing their enterprises' IT understand that it's just a matter of time before they must grant workers permission to employ those devices.

BYOD stands for bring your own device, and it's one of the hottest challenges IT security organizations face as a growing number of employees use their own BlackBerrys, iPhones, iPads and Droids to access their employers' IT systems. In instances where such practices are banned, employees are demanding that the prohibition be lifted.

That's causing much reflection among IT security professionals. Executives and managers charged with IT security have identified five challenges that must be surmounted before their organizations can allow secure access to their systems by smartphones and tablet computers owned by their employees. These challenges include policy enforcement, physical theft, malware prevention, IT support and employee education.

Policy Enforcement

Many IT security leaders aren't sure if their teams are ready to take on additional responsibilities of continuously monitoring these devices and people's behavior.

Physical Theft

Think about it: Chances of losing a mobile device owned by an individual - or having it stolen - is a lot greater than one owned by the employer. A personally owned device goes everywhere with its owner; that's not necessarily true with a company-owned device. That provides little comfort for IT security managers responsible for safeguarding sensitive corporate data.

Except for BlackBerrys, most other mobile devices don't readily support encryption. Someone steals an iPhone or an Android smartphone, the unencrypted data on those devices could be exposed to the thief.

But by placing proper controls on user-owned devices, gaining access by unauthorized individuals to sensitive data can be prevented. If employees want to use their own smartphones or tablet PCs for work, they must agree to seven security controls (see 7 Steps to Secure Mobile Devices), including strong passwords and remote wipe.

Such an approach places part of the security burden on the employee. And, half of the employees who had been using their own devices to access the state network decided not to so when the Delaware implemented its BYOD policy a year ago.

Malware Prevention

Devices used for personal activities are more prone to malware; after all, they're accessing a number of consumer sites that don't necessarily provide the security as do many sites designed for business-to-business transactions.

Many CIOs worries not only about insecure applications downloaded on these devices, but so-called jail-broken smartphones and tablets that are opened and altered to permit use of software the manufacturer didn't architect the device for.

Many banks scrutinizes all employee-owned devices before it allows them to access its networks to ensure they're safe and not jail broken. The bank also makes sure all personally owned devices contain anti-malware software that includes features to alert bank security personnel should a virus surface.

IT Support

Letting employees use their own devices presents a nightmarish scenario for many organizations, supporting a wide range gadgets, operating systems and software. Organizations must define which devices to support based on how they'll be used. It may be OK to limit certain devices to access specific applications, such as e-mail, and restrict their access to other programs behind the firewall.

Employee Education

Getting employee to know about the policy and why it's important for them to implement security controls requires education.

Indeed, security awareness and training is a crucial element in allowing employees to use their own mobile devices, and it's important that IT security leaders prepare their staffs - and themselves - for the advent of widespread adoption of BYOD.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Social Media: Training Is Key

How we can manage risks of Social Media through Policies?

Frequent face-to-face training on social media policies is a vital component of any risk management effort.
Once an organization develops social media policies designed, in part, to prevent privacy violations, in-person training sessions offer the best way to make certain that policies are followed.

Training sessions should provide real-world examples of inappropriate uses of social media to reinforce the risks involved. In spelling out proper uses of social media for communication, an organization must ensure that employees "understand that posting on Facebook is really no different than talking at the water cooler or sending an e-mail.

Because organisations can use social media for many purposes, It is highly recommended to create a multi-disciplinary team to develop policies. The team should include representatives of the human resources, legal, information technology, marketing, risk management, public relations and compliance departments.

The other key recommendations are:
  • Document current and intended social media use. For example, if a human resources department intends to use social media for recruiting and hiring purposes, that will require the creation of policies about allowable uses of information gathered.
  • Perform a risk assessment. A key component of this effort, is to conduct a workshop with upper management and key stakeholders to discuss all risks identified so they can be mitigated.
  • Expand current policies to include social media and implement safeguards. For example, organizations may want to expand their information security policy to explain the potential for downloading malware by clicking on a malicious Facebook page. In addition to adding new details to existing policies, organizations may also want to create a freestanding social media policy to highlight key issues.
  • Provide social media training. It's important to provide frequent updates with reminders about security incidents in the news.
  • Monitor social media channels. By tracking mentions of their organization on social media, executives can use the information to adjust their marketing message, offer personalized replies to negative comments and capitalize on positive comments.

Monday, June 13, 2011

New PCI standard version 2.0 has been finalized

Changes Minor, But Non-Compliant Merchants Won't Get Leniency

Merchants and service provider validation requirements are the still the same. In fact, if you were compliant in the past, there was nothing terribly new. But if you had once sought shortcuts or attempted granular inferences, 2.0 may indeed prove discomforting.

Clarifications in 2.0

First and foremost, the new standard clearly spells out that the cardholder data environment includes "people, processes and technology" that touch the payments chain in any way. That means any entity that stores card data, processes or transmits card data, or touches authentication data must comply with the PCI-DSS.
If your organization ever sought to escape the stringency of the DSS by theorizing that it was only applicable to electronic cardholder data, the new guidance should clarify that even you must comply.
If your organization ever sought to escape the stringency of the DSS by theorizing that it was only applicable to electronic cardholder data, the new guidance should clarify that even you must comply.

Secondly, the standard's use of "system components" was given a more inclusive definition. System components include all virtualization components, such as virtual machines, virtual switches/routers, virtual appliances, virtual applications/desktops and hypervisors. Virtualization was further integrated into requirement 2.2.1's limitation to one primary function per virtual server or device, though whether or not DMZ-based and internal network zone devices could be virtualized within the same physical hardware was not clarified.

Among the 314 other clarifications included in the new version and guidance, several other points are worthy of mention:
  • The standard applies to issuers and recognition was given to their need to securely store any retained sensitive authentication data.
  • Requirement 3.6 allows the use of cryptoperiods, rather than solely annual key rotation. If the impact of annual rotation has proven burdensome and the risk posed by less frequent key rotation is low, this should be a welcomed change. [See NIST Special Publicaiton 800-57 for more information about the standard cryptoperiod.]
  • Requirement 3.6.6 was clarified as requiring split knowledge and dual control for manual clear-text cryptographic key management operations only. For those using dynamic key management appliances, this should already be a native function.
  • Requirement 6.2 included the use of risk rankings for identified vulnerabilities as a best practice until June 30, 2012, after which it becomes a requirement. To accomplish this, NIST Special Publication 800-30 are suggested resources. Further, most organizations will likely find that documenting all operating system related critical patches as being "high" risk easier than ranking each individual patch.
  • Requirement 12.3.10 added the ability to copy, move or store cardholder data on local hard drives and removable electronic media for authorized individuals; presumably, however, many will be challenged by scope implications.
It may sound counter-intuitive, but 53 testing procedures were added to simplify assessment and compliance management. Most of these are breakouts of the requirement verbiage. For instance, what had been listed as bullets under 4.1.a is now broken out into 4.1.a-4.1.e.

Redundancies also found in v1.2.1, which related to internal and Web-based application requirements 6.3 and 6.5, have been consolidated. Now, 6.5 includes the SANS CWE Top 25 and CERT Secure Coding best practice references.

Nevertheless, many hot button items, such as tokenization, remain open to interpretation. Questions surrounding tokenization, virtualization and physical hardware remain unanswered?

For now, and potentially until 2013 when release version 3.0 is expected, we may be left to wonder. In the meantime, for those looking to adopt 2.0, take a look at the PCI Council's tips for understanding the guidance: Navigating PCI DSS: Understanding the Intent of the Requirements.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Safeguarding Personal Remote Access Against Cyber-Attacks

Personal Access … Public Attacks?

I have noticed that more staff are using personal devices and untrusted servers to access corporate networks, which is creating the ideal stalking ground for cybercriminals.

I wanted to bring your attention to 2 of SC magazine’s upcoming webcasts that may prove useful. (I have had some great feedback from members who have attended their webcasts as they are far more content than sales led).

The full list can be found at http://www.scwebcasts.tv

Details of SC’s next 2 webcasts are pasted below for you to assess their relevance for you and your team:

Safeguarding Personal Remote Access Against Cyber-Attacks
Streamed live to your desk on the 2nd June at 3.30pm.

Tune in live to hear:
  • How cybercriminals are preying on those staff using personal computers or servers to access your network with a list of recent ATP attacks
  • What you can do to shore up this gap in your company’s ramparts
Speakers include:
- Nick Harwood, Head of Security & Governance, Royal London
- Dave Jevans, Founder & Chairman of IronKey & APWG

Secure your free place at http://www.scwebcasts.tv

Smart Security for SMEs: The Key Threats And How To Tackle Them
Streamed live to your desk on 30th June at 3pm

Tune in to hear:
  • The main ways in which SMEs’ security is being compromised
  • An indispensable checklist for SME’s to ensure they have the key bases covered and stay safe online
Speakers:
Philippe Courtot, Chairman and CEO for Qualys + special guest CISO

Secure your free place at http://www.scwebcasts.tv

*ALSO WORTH MENTIONING is that SC’s sister title, Management Today, is running a webcast on Avoiding Information Overload to streamline security and productivity. It features the innovative driving forces behind pioneering companies such as Skype. It can be found at http://www.managementtodaywebcasts.com if you’re interested.

I hope that you enjoy the webcasts. As always, do feel free to contact me with any thoughts or questions.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

How to Develop & Maintain Information Security Policies & Procedures

1 hour presentation designed for professionals who are responsible for writing, approving or reviewing security policies or procedures

Information security policies and procedures are the cornerstone of any information security program - and they are among the items that typically receive the greatest scrutiny from examiners and regulators.

But beyond satisfying examiners, clear and practical policies and procedures define an organization's expectations for security and how to meet those expectations. With a good set of policies and procedures, employees, customers, partners and vendors all know where you stand and where they fit in re: information security.

The key to creating effective policies and procedures is to start with a solid risk assessment, and then follow a measured program that includes:
  • Implementation
  • Monitoring
  • Testing
  • Reporting
The webinar from Banking Information Security is designed for IT professionals, risk managers, auditors or compliance officers who are responsible for writing, approving or reviewing security policies or procedures.

It's a daunting task to create effective policies and procedures, and it's ongoing work to monitor and maintain them. But in this age of endless information security threats, please remember: Policies and procedures aren't just a "nice to have" - they're a must.

Information security policies and procedures are the cornerstone of any information security program - and they are among the items that typically receive the greatest scrutiny from examiners and regulators. Cursory, disconnected or poorly communicated security policies will fail and likely drag down the overall information security program with them.

Register for this webinar to learn:
  • How to ensure your policies map to your own institution's risk profile;
  • How to structure your policies and presentations to senior management and board members; The basics of information security policies and what they must cover.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Do your security policies meet leading standards?

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