Defines acceptable use of equipment and computing services, and the appropriate employee security measures to protect the organization's corporate resources and proprietary information.

The purpose of this policy is to define standards for connecting to a corporate network from any host.

Defines the requirement that third party organizations requiring access to the organization's networks must sign a third-party connection agreement. [PDF, 80 KB]

Defines the requirements and provides the authority for the information security team to identify, assess, and remediate risks to the organization's information infrastructure associated with conducting business. [pdf format.]

Sample policy controlling the use of unsecured wireless communications technology.

Sample agreement for establishing a connection to an external party.

Defines standards for creating, protecting, and changing strong passwords.

Defines standards for use of analog/ISDN lines for Fax sending and receiving, and for connection to computers.

Documents the requirement that no email will be automatically forwarded to an external destination without prior approval from the appropriate manager or director.

Sample set of minimum security standards that an application service provider must meet to be considered for use by a corporation.

Defines the requirements for Remote Access IPSec or L2TP Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections to the organization's network.

Defines minimum security criteria that an ASP must execute in order to be considered for use on a project by the organization.

Defines the requirements and provides the authority for the information security team to conduct audits and risk assessments to ensure integrity of information/resources, to investigate incidents, to ensure conformance to security policies, or to monitor user/system activity where appropriate.

Defines requirements for securely storing and retrieving database usernames and passwords.

Sample policy controlling the use of dial-in connection to corporate networks.

Defines responsibilities regarding corporate acquisitions, and defines the minimum requirements of an acquisition assessment to be completed by the information security group.

Defines requirements for encryption algorithms used within the organization.

Sample policy establishing the minimum security requirements of any equipment to be deployed in the corporate DMZ.

Sample policy to assist users to assign sensitity levels to information they own.

Sample policy establishing the minimum security requirements for all routers and switches connecting to production networks.

Defines requirements for internal labs to ensure that confidential information and technologies are not compromised, and that production services and interests of the organization are protected from lab activities.

Defines standards for minimal security configuration for servers inside the organization's production network, or used in a production capacity.

Sample policy defining the minimum requirement for all equipment located outside the corporate firewall.

This administrative policy statement sets forth the University's policy with regard to use of, access to, and disclosure of electronic mail to assist in ensuring that the University's resources serve those purposes.

Every company needs to establish a policy regarding use of and access to company email systems -- and then tell all employees what its policy is.

The electronic resource usage and security policy for the University of Pennsylvania.

This policy is designed to be an addition to an existing corporate security policy. It can be an addition to a Remote Access Policy, if one exists, or to simply stand alone as a Modem Access policy if no current policy of this sort exists at the Company.

This is a report on the Acceptable Usage Policy: what corporations expect of it, an instance of a commercially used policy, and a framework for creating your own policy.

Sample Perimeter Defense and Vulnerability Assessment Policies.

Policy templates for twenty-four important security requirements.

Defines guidelines for effectively reducing the threat of computer viruses on the organization's network.

Defines requirements which must be met by all computers connected to an organization's lab networks to ensure effective virus detection and prevention.

A policy template aligned with this emerging standard.