{"id":132922,"date":"2023-09-14T12:54:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T12:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/lab-3-developing-a-security-policy-framework-implementation-plan\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T12:54:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T12:54:05","slug":"lab-3-developing-a-security-policy-framework-implementation-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/lab-3-developing-a-security-policy-framework-implementation-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Lab 3 developing a security policy framework implementation plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Part 1: Research Security Policy Frameworks (0\/2 completed)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> In this part of the lab, you will review internet resources on security policy frameworks in order to form a basis for their purpose and usage. Understanding the reason behind a security policy framework is key to understanding the component policies and procedures. Please take the time to review the research thoroughly and think through the concepts behind the framework itself.<\/p>\n<p>1. In your browser, <strong>navigate<\/strong> to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sans.org\/reading-room\/whitepapers\/policyissues\/information-security-policy-development-guide-large-small-companies-1331\"><u><strong>https:\/\/www.sans.org\/reading-room\/whitepapers\/policyissues\/information-security-policy-development-guide-large-small-companies-1331<\/strong><\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Read Sections 1-5<\/strong> of the SANS Policy Development Guide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Summarize\u00a0<\/strong>the Policy Development Guide&#8217;s recommendations for organizing a policy hierarchy and selecting policy topics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> It is important to understand how and why a policy differs from a standard, a procedure, and a guideline. From the top down, the policy should not change or need modification unless a major shift in corporate values or business process occurs. On the contrary, guidelines should be reviewed, and possibly changed, often.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, even though a policy should be written clearly and concisely, it is a high-level document answering the \u201cwhy\u201d questions. Standards are also high level, but they answer the \u201cwhat\u201d questions. Finally, the procedures and guidelines provide the \u201chow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Examples of security policy and guideline templates are available from the SANS Institute at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sans.org\/information-security-policy\/\"><u>https:\/\/www.sans.org\/information-security-policy\/.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the next steps, you will learn about COBIT 2019, a popular industry-standard policy framework.<\/p>\n<p>4. \u00a0In your browser, <strong>navigate<\/strong> to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/3243684\/what-is-cobit-a-framework-for-alignment-and-governance.html\"><u><strong>https:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/3243684\/what-is-cobit-a-framework-for-alignment-and-governance.html<\/strong><\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Describe<\/strong> the core principles and objectives of COBIT 2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 2: Define a Security Policy Framework (0\/2 completed)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Understanding both unique and universal risks to your organization&#8217;s IT infrastructure is essential to developing an appropriate IT security policy framework for your organization. In this part of the lab, you will review a list of risk, threats, and vulnerabilities and define appropriate policies to mitigate them. Next, you will organize your policies into a policy framework.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Review<\/strong> the following list of risks, threats, and vulnerabilities at the fictional Healthwise Health Care Company.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unauthorized access from public Internet<\/li>\n<li>Hacker penetrates IT infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>Communication circuit outages<\/li>\n<li>Workstation operating system (OS) has a known software vulnerability<\/li>\n<li>Unauthorized access to organization-owned data<\/li>\n<li>Denial of service attack on organization\u2019s e-mail<\/li>\n<li>Remote communications from home office<\/li>\n<li>Workstation browser has software vulnerability<\/li>\n<li>Weak ingress\/egress traffic-filtering degrades performance<\/li>\n<li>Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) access points are needed for Local Area Network (LAN) connectivity within a warehouse<\/li>\n<li>User destroys data in application, deletes all files, and gains access to internal network<\/li>\n<li>Fire destroys primary data center<\/li>\n<li>Intraoffice employee romance gone bad<\/li>\n<li>Loss of production data<\/li>\n<li>Need to prevent rogue users from unauthorized WLAN access<\/li>\n<li>LAN server OS has a known software vulnerability<\/li>\n<li>User downloads an unknown e-mail attachment<\/li>\n<li>Service provider has a major network outage<\/li>\n<li>User inserts a USB hard drive with personal photos, music, and videos on organization-owned computers<\/li>\n<li>Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunneling between the remote computer and ingress\/egress router<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. For each risk, threat, or vulnerability in the list above, <strong>select<\/strong> an appropriate security policy that might help mitigate it. You can select one of the SANS policies or choose one from the following list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Security Policies<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Acceptable Use Policy<\/li>\n<li>Access Control Policy<\/li>\n<li>Business Continuity\u2014Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Policy<\/li>\n<li>Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Policy<\/li>\n<li>Data Classification Standard and Encryption Policy<\/li>\n<li>Internet Ingress\/Egress Traffic Policy<\/li>\n<li>Mandated Security Awareness Training Policy<\/li>\n<li>Production Data Backup Policy<\/li>\n<li>Remote Access Policy<\/li>\n<li>Vulnerability Management and Vulnerability Window Policy<\/li>\n<li>Wide Area Network (WAN) Service Availability Policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3. Organize<\/strong> the security policies you selected so that they can be used as part of an overall framework for a layered security strategy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Challenge Exercise (0\/2 completed)Note:<\/strong> The following challenge exercise is provided to allow independent, unguided work &#8211; similar to what you will encounter in a real situation.<\/p>\n<p>A user at Digital Innovation Products has been using company network resources to download torrent files onto a USB drive and transfer those files to their home computer. IT tracked down the torrent traffic during a recent network audit. Unfortunately, the company does not have a current policy that restricts this type of activity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Identify<\/strong> at least two appropriate policies that should be in place to define this type of behavior and the consequences thereof.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Write<\/strong> a brief overview for C-level executives explaining which policies should be added to the company&#8217;s overall security policy framework, why they should be added, and how those policies could protect the company.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part 1: Research Security Policy Frameworks (0\/2 completed) Note: In this part of the lab, you will review internet resources on security policy frameworks in order to form a basis for their purpose and usage. Understanding the reason behind a security policy framework is key to understanding the component policies and procedures. 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