A recent assignment we undertook for an unnamed organisation (we’ll call them Demonstration City Council (DCC) for the purposes of this article) required us to review and conduct a gap analysis of their existing IT policy material. In doing the analysis the most obvious gaps we identified were that DCC did not have any IT policies written for heads of department, team […]
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We are pleased to announce the release of IT Policy System Version 19 which will ship as of November 1st to UK customers on support and maintenance contracts. New additions and enhancements being delivered in Version 19 are: Mapping of policy content to align with the Cyber Essential Plus requirements. A new introductory video is incorporated in the IT Policy System which […]
Read morePosted by Steve Macmillan on September 10, 2019
Eliminating Confusion A recent IT security policies gap analysis exercise we were asked to undertake for a client highlighted how frequently policies and procedures can get confused. After finishing the analysis our report identified that the client had a selection of well written procedural documents, a small number of policy documents and then some documents that contained a combination of […]
Read morePosted by Steve Macmillan on February 7, 2019
Cloud computing continues to attain increasing levels of investment from Local Government organisation’s in the UK. Whilst this model has removed the burden and complexity of having to build and host systems, to assume the cloud environment is secure is flawed. The objective of the Shared Responsibility Model is to create a secure and compliant computing environment by sharing the […]
Read morePosted by Steve Macmillan on October 1, 2018
In our July Newsletter – The Importance of IT Policies – we outlined the risks of not defining acceptable use, and management standards, for information and information systems. We then covered some of the key benefits of having well defined policies and procedures. However, if you put aside the points around risks and benefits and consider the feedback we most […]
Read morePosted by Steve Macmillan on September 5, 2018
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It’s now quicker, easier and more cost effective to address your IT Security Policy needs! Protocol Policy Systems (PPS) and SOCTIM are pleased to announce the immediate availability of our new Policy Management as a Service offering to the UK Local Authority sector. This cloud-based subscription service allows Local Authorities to deliver up to date IT Security Policies for all […]
Read morePosted by Steve Macmillan on February 15, 2018
Developing comprehensive easy to read IT Policies is time consuming. Once written and signed off policies need to be regularly updated and maintained. Finding suitably qualified people (resources) to do this work is challenging. Protocol Policy Systems now provide IT Policy as a Service – we provide you with a comprehensive suite of policies customised and branded to your […]
Read morePosted by Steve Macmillan on January 31, 2018