Re: Building a Company Computer Use/Security Policy

[Glenn Sieb <ges () wingfoot org>]

Samuel S. Kempf said the following on 1/16/2005 7:33 PM:

> I've recently taken over the position of I.T. Director for a mid-sized 
> company that has no IT policy of any sort currently in place, aside 
> from a vague mention in the no compete agreement about not giving 
> proprietary data to other companies. One of my prime initiatives at 
> the moment is to implement such a policy, something I've never been 
> responsible for before. Can anyone point me to sites/articles on how 
> to do this? Or, better yet, does anyone know of such a policy 
> available online that I could use as a basis for my company? Any 
> suggestions are most welcome.

Might I suggest a copy of Tom Limconcelli & Christine Hogan's <A 
HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0201702711/wingfoot-20"; 
TARGET="_blank">The Practice of System and Network 
Administration</A>--he covers creating security policies and such.

It's an amazing reference book--it's been on my shelf since it was 
published! :)

Best,
--Glenn

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