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PolicyMatter: making acceptable use policies effective
“Policy? What policy?” A common reaction encountered by the people tasked with managing acceptable use policies.
But why is it that acceptable use policies are frequently ignored or not comprehended?
Effective acceptable use policies make many demands:
- acceptable use policies must reflect the organisation’s strategic goals
- acceptable use policies should embody the corporate culture
- a key aspect of acceptable use policies is not just enforcing but communicating
- it requires much more than posting acceptable use policies to an Intranet or burying them in a handbook
- acceptable use policies are a key requirement of ISO 17799
- ability to ensure staff read, understand and accept policy
- clear, effective presentation of acceptable use policies
- detailed management reporting and audit trails
- cost savings through automated management of acceptable use policies through their whole life-cycle
- demonstrable compliance with ISO 17799 IT policy management
PolicyMatter ensures staff read acceptable use policies, show they’ve understood them, and lets managers responsible for the acceptable use policies run audit trails tracking acceptance across the organisation
As it evolves, PolicyMatter also minimizes longer term management costs by automating changes and re-presenting policies on a regular basis if required.
Why acceptable use policies fail
- lost in Intranet ‘black holes’ and staff handbooks
- failure to ensure staff actually understand acceptable use policies
- staff inundated with policies on their first day
- no easy way to retrieve the acceptable use policies they’ve signed up to
And to complete the loop, PolicyMatter integrates with leading security filters to make sure acceptable use policies are being enforced as well as communicated.
PolicyMatter: helping make acceptable use policies effective. To find out more, take a closer look at our policy management software.