Sensitive Information Policy
This policy covers the treatment of Credit Card, Social Security, Employee, and Customer Data. The policy is 15 pages in length. This policy complies with Sarbanes Oxley Section 404.
The policy applies to the entire enterprise, its vendors, its suppliers (including outsourcers) and co-location providers and facilities regardless of the methods used to store and retrieve sensitive information (e.g. online processing, outsourced to a third party, Internet, Intranet or swipe terminals).
Individual Policies
All of the policies that are provided here are contained within one or more of the templates that are on this site. These policies have been added as individual documents in WORD format for those clients who just need this particular policy. All policies are Sarbanes-Oxley compliant.
Internet, E Mail, Mobile Device, Electronic Communication, and Record Retention Policy
This policy is is compliant with all recent legislation (SOX, HIPAA, Patriot Act, and Sensitive information), and covers:
- Appropriate Use of Equipment
- Mobile Devices
- Internet Access
- Electronic Mail
- Retention of Email on Personal Systems
- E-mail and Business Records Retention
- Copyrighted Materials
- Banned Activities
- Ownership of Information
- Security
- Sarbanes-Oxley
- Abuse
Included are these ready to use forms:
- Internet & Electronic Communication Employee Acknowledgement
- E-Mail - Employee Acknowledgement
- Internet Use Approval Form
- Internet Access Request Form
- Security Access Application Form
- Data and application security
- Minimize attention
- Shared public resources
- Off-site meeting special considerations
- Outsourcing Management Standard
- Service Level Agreement
- Responsibility
- Outsourcing Policy
- Policy Statement
- Goal
- Approval Standard
- Base Case
- Responsibilities
Note: Look at the Practical Guide for Outsourcing over 110 page document for a more extensive process for outsourcing