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Establishing a Security Policy

Every corporation and organization should have a security policy that outlines the acceptable uses of computing resources and processes that are in place to protect the systems and their included data. Security policies are important because their included specifications allow you to define how the various security mechanisms in your organization are implemented. The next sections discuss the need for security policies.

Understanding the Need for a Security Policy

An organization s security policy may be the single most important document the entity maintains. A security policy is a comprehensive set of rules defining the acceptable use of computing resources. These rules may be related to how devices are physically ...