Security Policies and Procedures
Good cybersecurity policies facilitate better security. Effective cybersecurity policies and procedures save you money.
Clear and effective information technology security policies ensure the best chance of adoption by your employees and contractors. When written effectively, these security policies provide clear guidelines and set the proper expectations to ensure that the human factor isn’t your weakest link.
Your security technologies and protocols are only as good as the team of people you have running them. Time and time again, security breaches are caused by an employee’s failure to comply with a company’s cybersecurity policy properly. That’s why it’s so critical to have the best security infrastructure and create clear security guidelines that employees can understand, implement, and follow.
Features of Intersec’s Security Policies and Procedures Services
Just like your information technology and security needs, there is no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to IT and cybersecurity policies and procedures. Every organization has unique needs. At Intersec Worldwide, we design custom security policies that fit your company’s specific needs.
Our security policies and procedures and policy reviews are based on industry requirements, including PCI-DSS, GLBA, HIPAA/HITECH, etc. They cover both general information and security best practices.
Cybersecurity topics covered include:
- User access rights
- Acceptable user policies
- Network design and segmentation
- System configuration
- System patching and configuration management
- Secure application coding
- Physical and electronic access controls
- Event logging and review
- System security testing
- Firewall configuration
- Sensitive data minimization
- Sensitive data encryption (at rest and during transmission)
- Anti-malware systems
- File and data integrity system remediation
- Security log reviews
- Security information retention
- Incident and breach response
