Acceptable Use Policy Report  members.iinet.net.au/~colinwee/mbt/acceptableuse A report on Acceptable Usage Policy: what corporations expect of it, a case study, and a framework for creating your own policy.

The Basics of an IT Security Policy  www.giac.org/practical/jack_albright_gsec.doc 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.

Best Practices in Network Security  enterprisesecurity.symantec.com/article.cfm?articleid=42&PID=372347 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.

Browsing with a Loaded Gun  www.securitytechnet.com/resource/rsc-center/vendor-wp/pentasafe/Loaded… A strong web Security Policy is key to keeping your company safe in the net-centric world. [PDF]

Building and Implementing a Successful Information Security Policy  www.windowsecurity.com/pages/security-policy.pdf 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. [PDF]

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

Canada's Export Controls  www.efc.ca/pages/doc/crypto-export.html Unofficial / unverified article describing Canada's export controls on cryptographic software.

CobiT User Group  www.controlit.org International user group and hub for CobiT, the emerging IT control and security methodology.

Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme  www.niap-ccevs.org/cc-scheme Provides details of this US government scheme.

Do you have an intrusion detection response plan?  www.networkworld.com/newsletters/sec/0913sec1.html Discussion of what should go into the creation of an intrusion detection plan and the expected results.

FISMApedia  www.fismapedia.org An information resource for Federal IT security policy, including the FISMA, HSPD-12, FDCC, DIACAP, NIACAP and OMB directives.

Formulating a Wireless LAN Security Policy: Relevant Issues, Considerations and Implications  www.giac.org/practical/David_Quay_GSEC.doc [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.

GASSP Home Page  csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-14/800-14.pdf Generally Accepted System Security Principles, developed by The International Information Security Foundation. [PDF]

How to Develop Good Security Policies and Tips on Assessment and Enforcement  www.giac.org/practical/Kerry_McConnell_GSEC.doc [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 that the policies are kept current and accurately reflect your company's security posture.

IASEP Data Security Protocol  arc.education.purdue.edu/protocol/home_page.htm An archive website from the Purdue Research Foundation, containing a range of example security policy sets.

The Information Security Forum  www.isfsecuritystandard.com It has produced the standard to provide guidelines on all aspects of information security including IT, data, and computer controls.

Information Security Policies  www.neupart.com Make and manage security policies. Run awareness programs with audits and e-learning to build a human firewall.

Information Security Program Development  www.blackmagic.com/ses/bruceg/progmgt.html 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.

Institute for Security and Open Methodologies (ISECOM)  www.isecom.org Non-profit, international research initiative dedicated to defining standards in security testing and business integrity testing.

Internet/Network Security Policy Development  netsecurity.about.com/compute/netsecurity/library/weekly/aa080299.htm?… How to write an effective network security policy. This is Part 4 of a 5 part tutorial on Internet and network security.

IT Security at MIT  web.mit.edu/ist/topics/security Provides a wide range of policies, papers and related resources.

IT Security Cookbook  www.boran.com/security 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.

ITworld.com - Security's human side  www.itworld.com/Man/3903/IWD010529securityshuman IT World article - essentially a review of Pentasafe's VigilEnt security policy management product.

Make Your Web Site P3P Compliant  www.w3.org/P3P/details.html How to create and publish your company's platform for privacy performance policy, a W3C initiative, in 6 steps.

Network Security - Internet Security for the Enterprise  www.infotechlive.com Information hub for the enterprise discussing network security, storage compliance, CRM, and human resource.

OSSTMM: Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual  www.isecom.org/projects/osstmm.shtml A widely used, peer-reviewed, methodology for performing security tests.

An Overview of Corporate Computer User Policy  www.sans.org/rr/papers/50/535.pdf 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. [PDF]

Policy Over Policing  archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/96/34/e01-34.55.htm InfoWorld article - It's easy to develop e-mail and Internet policies, but education and documentation are crucial to their success.

P3P Guiding Principles  www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-P3P10-principles Principles behind the W3C Platform for Privacy Preferences initiative.

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

RFC2196 (Site Security Handbook)  tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2196 a guide to developing computer security policies and procedures for sites that have systems on the Internet. Published 1997.

SANS InfoSec Reading Room  www.sans.org/rr Articles on security policy and other information security topics.

SecureZone  www.securezone.com Information portal with focus on policies, protocols and standards

SecurityDocs  www.securitydocs.com/Security_Policies A substantial collection of papers and articles on the development and implementation of security policies.

Understanding the Virus Threat and Developing Effective Anti-Virus Policy  www.sans.org/rr/papers/index.php?id=135 This paper focuses on providing the reader with an overview of the current virus landscape and aids in developing best practice anti-virus policies.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  www.cms.hhs.gov/InformationSecurity Security standards, transactions and code set standards, identifier standards, mailing lists, implementation guides, and administrative simplification.

What makes a good security policy and why is one necessary?  www.giac.org/practical/Caroline_Reyes_GSEC.doc 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 fundamental item necessary is a security policy.

What's Your Policy?  windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/9764/whats-your-policy.html If your company doesn't have written security policies, it's time it did, and Mark Edwards has some resources to help.

Windows 2000 Group Policy and Security  windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/9169/group-policy-and-security.html 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.

Windows IT LIbrary  www.windowsitlibrary.com/Content/121/07/1.html?Ad=1& This paper offers wide ranging advice on the development and implementation of security policies.

A Structured Approach to Computer Security  citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.46.5867 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. (1992)