The Importance of Policies for Organizational Security
Security policies are a good way to protect your environment against cybercriminals. Not having policies in place would mean that we would leave ourselves at the mercy of cybercriminals. Let's look at the policies that help keep our environments safe, starting with personnel policies, as personnel may be subjected to many types of social engineering attacks.
Personnel
Most cybercrime vulnerabilities relate to social engineering attacks carried out on employees. Therefore, we will put many policies in place to reduce the attack surface. Let's look at some of these policies, starting with on-boarding:
- On-Boarding Policy: Companies can allow a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy for employees, and part of that process is carrying out on-boarding and off-boarding. An on-boarding policy states that any device must be checked for viruses, and any application that could cause damage to the company's network...
