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Developing Effective Security Policies
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Author: Mark Joseph Edwards
Published: December 1997
Copyright: 1998
Publisher: 29th Street Press
 


In this chapter, we look at some ways to create and enforce security policies for your network.. I give you a sample Security Manual, a starting point for a Disaster Recovery Plan, and an outline for a Network Documentation Plan. Finally, we look at what you should do if you experience some kind of threat to your network’s security.

Chapter Contents
  • IN THE BEGINNING
  • DEVELOP SOUND POLICIES
    • Forms for All Employees
      • Confidentiality Agreement
      • Badge/Password Agreement
      • Hardware Security Agreement
      • Software License Agreement
    • Forms Specific to IS Employees
      • Security Agreement
      • E-Mail Postmaster Agreement
      • Network Administrator Agreement
  • EDUCATE THE USERS
  • ENFORCE THE POLICIES
  • SAMPLE OVERALL SECURITY MANUAL
    • Introduction
    • Emergency Numbers
    • Badge and Password Regulations
    • Property Safety and Classification
    • Copyright and Licensing Information
    • Telephone Security
    • Privacy
    • Import/Export Regulations
    • Travel
  • DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN
    • Form an Incident Response Team
    • Rate the Disaster Levels
    • Interview Your Organization
    • Step-By-Step Plans for Each Rating
    • Document the Plan
    • Recovery Plan Outline
  • NETWORK DOCUMENTATION
    • Sample Network Documentation Notebook
      • Introduction Sheet
      • Asset Management
      • Server Configurations
      • Workstation Configurations
      • Printer Configurations
      • Cabling Plan
      • Communications
      • Internetworking
      • Diagrams
      • Maintenance Log
      • System Error Logs
      • Change Management
  • HOW TO HANDLE A SECURITY BREACH
    • Gathering Necessary Information: A Checklist
    • Using CERT to Your Advantage
    • Cost of Incident
    • Follow Up
    • Incident Report
  • SUMMARY

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