New Information Security Policy Library Addresses the Latest Threats, Technologies and Regulations

Feb. 15, 2012 - PRLog -- HOUSTON, Texas –  Information Shield, a leading publisher of information security leading practices, today announced the latest update of their leading security policy library, Information Security Policies Made Easy (ISPME) by Charles Cresson Wood.  Version 12 (http://www.informationshield.com/ispmemain.htm) has over 100 new pre-written information security policy samples covering all aspects of information security; all mapped to the ISO 27002 international standard.

“Organizations are required to maintain written policies to protect sensitive information and comply with state and Federal regulations,” said David Lineman, President of Information Shield.  “Policy writing is a complex task which requires both technical skill and experience.  ISPME can save organizations thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours of manual effort in developing and maintaining written security policies.  Most organizations will see a return on their investment within one week of policy work.”

For over 20 years, Information Security Policies Made Easy has been the gold-standard for security policies, used by more than 9000 customers in 60 different countries.  ISPME is based on the 30 year consulting experience of security expert Charles Cresson Wood, CISSP, CISM, CISA.  This new version has over 100 new policies covering the latest security topics such as mobile computing, email, software development, supply chain security, information disposal, incident response, social networking, outsourcing, trade-secret protection.  ISPME Policy Maps enable compliance with regulations such as HIPAA, PCI-DSS and Sarbanes-Oxley. ISPME is an ideal resource for organizations that must write policies to comply with state, Federal or international data protection laws

About Information Security Policies Made Easy

Information Security Policies Made Easy is thoroughly indexed and organized around the ISO-17799:2005 framework, and includes sample policies, commentary and valuable implementation advice on a wide range of security topics.  ISPME version 12 contains:

• A comprehensive library of over 1500 pre-written information security policies covering all 183 information security topics within the ISO 17799:2005 (ISO 27002) standard.
• A complete policy-development tutorial based on the 25 year consulting experience of author Charles Cresson Wood, CISSP, CISM, CISA.
• 38 completely pre-written sample policy documents that every organization should have, covering essential topics such as email, network security, firewalls, data classification, internet use, telecommuting, and many others.
• Time-saving policy development resources to help your organization get policies developed, approved and implemented quickly.

The security policies within ISPME come in PDF and MS-Word format for easy search and customization, and include an organization-wide license to republish the material inside one organization.  Organizations can sign up for the free Policy Solutions Newsletter and receive free sample policies from ISPME by visiting the company web site at http://www.informationshield.com.

Along with its companion resource, Information Security Roles and Responsibilities Made Easy (http://www.informationshield.com/israr_main.htm), these guides provide the best way for organizations to rapidly and economically document their critical information security functions and to demonstrate compliance with the standard of due care.

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Information Shield provides customers with time-saving products and services to help build, update and maintain information security policy and data privacy policies. Based in Houston, Texas, Information Shield has over 9000 customers in 60 countries.