Acceptable Use Policy Report
   A report on Acceptable Usage Policy: what corporations expect of it, a case study, and a framework for creating your own policy.
   http://members.iinet.net.au/~colinwee/mbt/acceptableuse/

AmiWall.org
   Proxy based system to aid in implementing employee internet use policies.
   http://www.amiwall.org/

An Overview of Corporate Computer User Policy
   Article discusses the elements of a corporate security policy, which it calls the gateway to a company`s intellectual property. The main threat to information security within a company is its employees.
   http://www.sans.org/rr/papers/50/535.pdf

Best Practices in Network Security
   Knowing how and what to protect and what controls to put in place is difficult. It takes security management, including planning, policy development and the design of procedures.
   http://enterprisesecurity.symantec.com/article.cfm?articleid=42&PID=372347

Browsing with a Loaded Gun
   A strong web Security Policy is key to keeping your company safe in the net-centric world. (PDF format)
   http://www.pentasafe.com/whitepapers/LoadedGun.PDF

Building Effective, Tailored Information Security Policy
   20th NISSC Internet Technical Security Policy Panel
   http://csrc.nist.gov/nissc/1997/panels/isptg/pescatore/html/

Canada's Export Controls
   Unofficial / unverified article describing Canada's export controls on cryptographic software.
   http://www.efc.ca/pages/doc/crypto-export.html

CobiT User Group
   International user group and hub for CobiT, the emerging IT control and security methodology.
   http://www.controlit.org

Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme
   Provides details of this US government scheme.
   http://www.niap-ccevs.org/cc-scheme/

Computer and Information Security Policy
   Formal IT security policy helps establish standards for IT resource protection by assigning program management responsibilities and providing basic rules, guidelines, and definitions for everyone in the organization. Policy thus helps prevent inconsisten
   http://secinf.net/info/policy/hk_polic.html

Do you have an intrusion detection response plan?
   Discussion of what should go into the creation of an intrusion detection plan and the expected results.
   http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0913sec1.html

Formulating a Wireless LAN Security Policy: Relevant Issues, Considerations and Implications
   [Word Document] This paper represents the security issues related to the use of wireless (vs wired) LAN technology and recommends a number of key implementation guidelines to ensure the secure deployment of wireless LAN services in the company.
   http://www.giac.org/practical/David_Quay_GSEC.doc

GASSP Home Page
   Generally Accepted System Security Principles, developed by The International Information Security Foundation.
   http://web.mit.edu/security/www/gassp1.html

How to Develop Good Security Policies and Tips on Assessment and Enforcement
   [Word Document] Invest the time up front to carefully develop sound policies and then identify ways to gauge their effectiveness and assess the level of compliance within your organization. Commit to spending the time and resources required to ensure tha
   http://www.giac.org/practical/Kerry_McConnell_GSEC.doc

IASEP Data Security Protocol
   An archive website from the Purdue Research Foundation, containing a range of example security policy sets.
   http://arc.education.purdue.edu/protocol/home_page.htm

IT Security Cookbook
   An excellent guide to computer & network security with a strong focus on writing and implementing security policy. This is primarily for security managers and system administrators.
   http://www.boran.com/security/

ITworld.com - Security's human side
   IT World article - essentially a review of Pentasafe's VigilEnt security policy management product.
   http://www.itworld.com/Man/3903/IWD010529securityshuman/

Information Security Policies
   Make and manage security policies. Run awareness programs with audits and e-learning to build a human firewall.
   http://www.neupart.com

Information Security Program Development
   Security standards are needed by organizations because of the amount of information, the value of the information, and ease with which the information can be manipulated or moved.
   http://www.blackmagic.com/ses/bruceg/progmgt.html

Institute for Security and Open Methodologies (ISECOM)
   Non-profit, international research initiative dedicated to defining standards in security testing and business integrity testing.
   http://www.isecom.org

Internet/Network Security Policy Development
   How to write an effective network security policy. This is Part 4 of a 5 part tutorial on Internet and network security.
   http://netsecurity.about.com/compute/netsecurity/library/weekly/aa080299.htm?iam=mt

Make Your Web Site P3P Compliant
   How to create and publish your company's platform for privacy performance policy, a W3C initiative, in 6 steps.
   http://www.w3.org/P3P/details.html

Network Security - Internet Security for the Enterprise
   Information hub for the enterprise discussing network security, storage compliance, CRM, and human resource.
   http://www.infotechlive.com

OSSTMM: Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual
   A widely used, peer-reviewed, comprehensive methodology for performing security tests.
   http://www.isecom.org/projects/osstmm.shtml

P3P Guiding Principles
   Principles behind the W3C Platform for Privacy Preferences initiative.
   http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-P3P10-principles

Policy Over Policing
   InfoWorld article - It's easy to develop e-mail and Internet policies, but education and documentation are crucial to their success.
   http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/96/34/e01-34.55.htm

RFC2196 (Site Security Handbook)
   a guide to developing computer security policies and procedures for sites that have systems on the Internet. Published 1997.
   http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2196

SANS InfoSec Reading Room
   Articles on security policy and other information security topics.
   http://www.sans.org/rr/

SecureZone
   Information portal with focus on policies, protocols and standards
   http://www.securezone.com

SecurityDocs
   A substantial collection of papers and articles on the development and implementation of security policies.
   http://www.securitydocs.com/Security_Policies

Site Security Policy Development
   This paper outlines some issues that the writer of a Site Computer Security Policy may need to consider when formulating such a document.
   http://secinf.net/info/policy/AusCERT.html

Structured Approach to Computer Security
   A security policy is a set of rules written in general terms stating what is permitted and what is not permitted in a system during normal operation.
   http://www.ce.chalmers.se/staff/ulfl/pubs/tr122to.pdf

The Basics of an IT Security Policy
   This paper is intended to address the importance of having a written and enforceable Information Technology (IT) security policy, and to provide an overview of the necessary components of an effective policy.
   http://www.giac.org/practical/jack_albright_gsec.doc

The Information Security Forum
   It has produced the standard to provide guidelines on all aspects of information security including IT, data, and computer controls.
   http://www.isfsecuritystandard.com

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
   Security standards, transactions and code set standards, identifier standards, mailing lists, implementation guides, and administrative simplification.
   http://www.cms.hhs.gov/InformationSecurity/

Understanding the Virus Threat and Developing Effective Anti-Virus Policy
   This paper focuses on providing the reader with an overview of the current virus landscape and aids in developing best practice anti-virus policies.
   http://www.sans.org/rr/papers/index.php?id=135

What makes a good security policy and why is one necessary?
   Security does not come from automated applications, rather it is compromised of security applications or systems, processes and procedures and the personnel to implement both the systems and processes. In order to properly address security, the most fund
   http://www.giac.org/practical/Caroline_Reyes_GSEC.doc

What's Your Policy?
   If your company doesn't have written security policies, it's time it did, and Mark Edwards has some resources to help.
   http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/9764/9764.html

Why Security Policies Fail
   Objective analysis reveals that many breaches are linked to common weaknesses in the security policy...accidents waiting to happen. This article focuses on strategic and systematic weaknesses that can slowly degrade security operations.
   http://downloads.securityfocus.com/library/Why_Security_Policies_Fail.pdf

Windows 2000 Group Policy and Security
   The use of Group Policy to simplify the network security tasks that you face as a network administrator. With Group Policy, you can ensure that the machines on your network remain in a secure configuration after you deploy them.
   http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/9169/9169.html

Windows IT LIbrary
   This paper offers wide ranging advice on the development and implementation of security policies.
   http://www.windowsitlibrary.com/Content/121/07/1.html?Ad=1&