Many security software/hardware vendors use the term “policy” to describe a technical security baseline - for example, minimum password length, prohibited services, or files protection. This is a limited and incorrect view. Security policies exist to communicate a company’s intent regarding the protection of information assets from threats to confidentiality, integrity, availability, and other requirements. Many threats and vulnerabilities, such as new Trojan horses, social engineering, and physical theft cannot be addressed by technology alone. This is why organizations must take a broader approach to an effective security program by implementing policies that address user education and security processes as well as technology.

Security Policy Development Services

Do the assistants in your IT department know how to handle requests from callers claiming to be employees who forgot their passwords? Do you have a standard procedure for securely accessing company information from an off-site location? Is there internal oversight to ensure that your technicians don’t install "back doors" onto your system that make their job easier at the expense of system security? The most advanced security hardware and software are meaningless unless they are accompanied by thorough and sustainable security policies ─ which are why forward-thinking companies make Security Policy Development (SPD) a priority.


Tackling the Problem

CyberControls helps organizations evaluate their current information security policies and then makes recommendations on improving, communicating, managing and maintaining critical security procedures. Our services are provided by expertly trained and certified information security professionals, who will work with our clients to achieve maximum results in implementing an effective security plan that will be enforceable. Our services are tailored to the specific needs of organizations in the financial services, telecommunications, insurance, utilities, entertainment/media and healthcare markets.

The CyberControls’ Approach

We base our approach on the assumption that a company’s intellectual capital – also referred to as digital assets – requires to safeguarded by sound information security policies. Indeed the migration of critical information to digital form increases the need to control risk through proper policy, oversight and control.

Our approach to security policy development incorporates feedback from the client’s business management and technical teams, industry best practices and the experience of CyberControls' seasoned team of security experts. This approach supports both business and technical initiatives by identifying areas for improvement in line with overall corporate objectives.

Implementation of Security Policy Development includes the following phases:

Phase I:
Risk Assessment
CyberControls’ consultants will evaluate the risks and values associated with your digital assets to determine the best combination of cost-effective security technologies, procedures and controls.

Phase II:
Policy Development
Based on the Risk Assessment findings, CyberControls’ consultants will develop a comprehensive Security Policy document customized to meet your business needs.

Phase III:
Security Procedures
Having developed appropriate security policies CyberControls’ consultants, will develop the appropriate procedures to help you protect critical business information. These procedures will ensure you receive the greatest value from your existing network security technologies, as well as clearly identify those areas where more security safeguards may be needed.

Phase IV:
Security Controls
Determining the correct control systems for your information and security systems is a critical task to maintain the integrity of the system in the future. The right security management controls often determine the difference between a security architecture that is inflexible, incomplete and difficult to manage and one that is efficient, effective and responsive to changing business needs.


Benefits of Security Policy Development Services

CyberControls’ Security Policy Development Services offer many advantages:

- Reduces corporate liability by demonstrating sound practices and due diligence. 

- Assures the implementation of a uniform enterprise-wide security policy. 

- Creates a documented policy that may be easily distributed to a wide audience. 

- Provides corporate clients with legal advantages in efforts to enforce security policies. 

For a Free, No-Obligation Discussion on how CyberControls can assist your company in developing effective Information Security Policies, please call 1-800-862-7671.