Policy

Information security policies are a critical part of any organization's overall information security strategy. Weak or outdated policies hamper your other efforts to secure your network, leaving you open to both internal and external security breaches.

Effective policies are clear, concise, easy to read and understand, specific in coverage, and enforceable. They also provide a clear outline of who is responsible for each aspect of their implementation.

Digital Defense understands how important effective policies are to businesses today. As a result, we offer a range of services tailored to meet your specific needs.

Solution Descriptions

Information Security Policy Handbook

Digital Defense has developed a highly effective information security policy development process based on delivering policy content to a multitude of customers. Digital Defense initially delivers a Baseline Information Security Policy Handbook customized for your organization. Using this handbook as a starting point, organizations are then able to quickly and effectively build customized information security policies for their organization. The content of this handbook is based upon industry specific needs and best practices as well as identified regulatory requirements. Should the need arise, this service includes up to one hour of post delivery analyst support for questions concerning existing or new information security policy content and implementation strategies.

We provide quarterly updates to the content of the Baseline Information Security Policy Handbook on an annual subscription basis.

Information Security Policy Review

This is an intensive project, usually consuming two to three analyst weeks. A skilled analyst reviews your existing security policies and makes extensive recommendations on how these policies should be strengthened or extended. Digital Defense does not actually re-write the policies. We provide you and your IT staff with detailed recommendations highlighting weaknesses and gaps in your current policies, suggesting additions and modifications, and validating those policy areas that are currently sufficient. We combine your experience with your own practices with Digital Defense.s security expertise to guide you in developing the best and most effective policies possible.

Benefits

The Information Security Policy Handbook is essential for customers who have no, limited, or dated security policies in place, especially those organizations required by law to have a documented set of established comprehensive information security policies. It is also effective for those organizations that have existing information security policies in place, but who wish to augment existing content with industry best practices and regulatory requirements. Our Information Security Policy Handbook service provides:

An independent and comprehensive industry-compliant solution for governing the network security of your organization.
A strong security framework from which the client can develop comprehensive operational procedures, providing further protection against security breaches.
A solution that does not involve costly onsite interviews, eliminating the travel and living expenses typically associated with traditional consultative solutions.
Quarterly updates based on relevant industry best practices and evolving regulatory requirements.

The Information Security Policy Review enables the client to validate the strengths of their current policies, discover the weaknesses, and effectively strengthen their existing suite of security policies without the substantial cost associated with third-party development of a completely new set of policies.

Strong policies are of paramount importance in the effective management of an organization's human resources and the securing of its information assets. Digital Defense believes that an organization should quickly establish or regularly update its Information Security Policy Handbook to make sure this essential foundational item is strong and up to date.

Results

Policy Review - You will receive a written report that highlights the strengths, weaknesses, and recommended changes to your existing information security handbook.

Policy Handbook - You will receive an information security handbook that has been personalized and aligned with your business operation.