Policies

While guidelines are top-level suggestions that are designed to meet a certain goal, policies create a rigid prescriptive framework of what needs to be done to ensure guidelines are met. Policies set the rules and procedures that define how different aspects of operations, from resource utilization to data security and business continuity, are managed. Some of the most common data and security policies are the following:

• Acceptable Use Policy (AUP): An AUP sets the ground rules for how employees and stakeholders can utilize an organization’s resources. It outlines acceptable and unacceptable behaviors, such as appropriate use of email, internet access, and social media, while emphasizing the importance of responsible and ethical use.
• Information security policies: Information security policies are policies that define the procedures and controls that protect sensitive information from unauthorized access, data breaches, and cyber threats. They encompass...