In the modern world, the concept of "information security policy" can be interpreted both in a broad and in a narrow sense. As for the first, broader meaning, it denotes a complex system of decisions that are adopted by a certain organization, officially documented and aimed at ensuring the safety of the enterprise. In a narrow sense, this concept is a document of local importance, which stipulates the safety requirements, the system of measures taken, the responsibility of employees and the control mechanism.
A comprehensive information security policy is a guarantee of the stable functioning of any company. Its comprehensiveness lies in the thoughtfulness and balance of the degree of protection, as well as the development of the correct measures and control system in case of any violations.
All organizational methods play an important role in creating a reliable information protection scheme, because the illegal use of information is the result of malicious actions, staff negligence, and not technical problems. To achieve a good result, a complex interaction of organizational, legal and technical measures is necessary, which should exclude all unauthorized entry into the system.
Information security is a guarantee of the calm work of the company and its stable development. However, the basis for building a quality protection system should be based on answers to such questions:
What is the data system and what degree of severity of protection will be required?
Who is able to damage the company through disruption of the information system and who can use the information?
How can such a risk be minimized without disturbing the organization’s well-coordinated work?
The concept of information security, therefore, should be developed personally for a particular enterprise and in accordance with its interests. The main role in its qualitative characteristics is played by organizational measures, which include:
Organization of an established access control system. This is done to prevent unauthorized persons from entering the company’s territory secretly and unauthorizedly, as well as to control the stay of the organization’s personnel in the premises and the time of their departure.
Work with employees. Its essence is the organization of interaction with the staff, the selection of personnel. It is also important to familiarize themselves with them, prepare and teach the rules for working with information so that employees know the scope of its secrecy.
The information security policy also provides for the structured use of technical means aimed at the accumulation, collection and storage of information of increased confidentiality.
Carrying out work aimed at controlling personnel in terms of using classified information and developing measures that should ensure its protection.
The costs of implementing such a policy should not exceed the amount of potential damage that will be received as a result of its loss.
An information security policy should pay considerable attention to the processing of information by automated systems: independently working computers and local networks. It is necessary to correctly determine the necessary degree of protection for servers, gateways, as well as the rules for using removable storage media.
The information security policy and its effectiveness largely depends on the number of requirements presented to it by the company, which can reduce the degree of risk to the desired value.