Comprehensive and well defined policies and procedures are a cornerstone requirement to support an organization's mission and have an effective security program. Effectively implemented policies and procedures set precedence for all areas of the organization, establishes a level of expectation of all employees and builds overall awareness.
No matter if the policies are geared toward areas such as the Federal Information Systems Control Manual (FISCAM), the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), or the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), all critical areas should be covered.
Examples of these areas are:
NSight365 has developed and enhanced these, and other types of policies and procedures for our customers, fostering environments of sound security practice and compliance. Policies set the foundation to help reduce the risk of security breaches within the organization. Procedures establish the methods of how various activities will occur which support the policies that have been put in place.