Instructions:
What is an advantage of organizing IT security policies by domain?
- What is a disadvantage of organizing IT security policies by domain?
- Do you think one domain is more challenging than the others as far as applying security policies? Explain your answer.
Learning Objectives and Outcomes
- Understand the importance of information security policies and the role they play in business activities to ensure sound, secure information.
- Identify four IT security controls for a given scenario.
Assignment Requirements
Scenario
- The organization is a regional XYZ Credit Union/Bank that has multiple branches and locations throughout the region.
- Online banking and use of the Internet are the bank’s strengths, given its limited human resources.
- The customer service department is the organization’s most critical business function.
- The organization wants to be in compliance with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and IT security best practices regarding its employees.
- The organization wants to monitor and control use of the Internet by implementing content filtering.
- The organization wants to eliminate personal use of organization-owned IT assets and systems.
- The organization wants to monitor and control use of the email system by implementing email security controls.
- The organization wants to implement this policy for all the IT assets it owns and to incorporate this policy review into an annual security awareness training program.
Using the scenario, identify four possible IT security controls for the bank and provide rationale for your choices.