PURPOSE The purpose of this Security Response Policy from TechRepublic Premium is to outline the security incident response processes which must be followed. This policy will assist to identify and resolve information security incidents quickly and effectively, thus minimizing their business impact and reducing the risk of similar incidents recurring. It includes requirements for both ...

PURPOSE This policy provides termination guidelines, including the process of disabling former employee access, reclaiming company equipment and finalizing payroll/benefits details. It complements our Employee termination checklist, which should be filled out by involved individuals/departments and can be printed or used in electronic format shared with appropriate personnel. From the policy: POLICY DETAILS Access and ...

PURPOSE As more and more users work from remote locations, the need for secure access to networks, systems and data continues to grow. This policy from TechRepublic Premium provides guidelines to help IT ensure that VPNs are properly deployed and outlines acceptable use policies for end users on company-issued and personal devices. From the policy: ...

PURPOSE This policy provides guidelines for the delegation of user privileges on organization-owned systems. It also provides guidance for usage of high-privilege or administrator accounts. From the policy: Limiting the use of superuser accounts Users must not use administrator or root accounts — or similarly high-leveled account types — for tasks that do not require ...

PURPOSE This policy outlines guidelines and processes for requesting, obtaining, using and terminating remote access to organization networks, systems and data. It applies to scenarios where employees connect remotely to in-house data centers as well as offsite facilities, such as cloud providers. From the policy: DETERMINING ELIGIBLE USERS Only users with a demonstrable business need ...

SUMMARY Risk management involves the practice of addressing and handling threats to the organization in the form of cybersecurity attacks and compromised or lost data. The process of establishing appropriate risk management guidelines is critical to ensure company operations and reputation do not suffer adverse impacts. It’s not an easy process, achieving a sound risk ...

It’s common practice for companies to use offshore employees or contractors in order to offload work to specialized individuals or reduce costs associated with certain tasks and responsibilities. This can free up staff to focus on more complex and valuable initiatives, and also ensure 24×7 operations for companies which rely upon on-call staff and subject-matter ...

Point-of-sale systems present a wholly different challenge compared to just deploying a new PC. While managed service providers must remember all the same and myriad details as with a PC when deploying a new POS workstation, there are a host of additional and often complex and sometimes sensitive elements that must be properly addressed with ...