Security Management
It is essential to have a security policy in place which is both deployed and adhered to! Your security policy may have different levels for different groups, e.g. desk top users and administrators, and will set out your strategy and methods of control and auditing.
Why a security policy is essential:
- Your company knowledge base is what makes your commercial enterprise valuable and individual, be it.
- digital format
- paper based
- or even transmitted verbally
Consider the repercussions if your business critical information got into the wrong hands? Every organisation has a legal obligation to ensure the information it holds is safe. Details on customers, suppliers and personal information on staff must be protected under the Data Protection Act.
You could consider further enhancing your security policies by gaining BS7799 Accreditation