Security Management Programs and Oversight: Standard and Procedures

Question 1

What are standards?

Answer 1

Standards in security governance provide a set of universally accepted criteria and benchmarks that guide the design, implementation, and assessment of security controls. They enable consistent and effective protection of information assets across an organization.

Standards are often developed for areas such as:

Passwords

Access control

Physical security

Encryption

Question 2

What are procedures?

Answer 2

Procedures in security governance outline the specific step-by-step instructions and actions that individuals and teams must follow to implement security policies and controls effectively. This helps ensure standardized and reliable security practices throughout an organization.

A link to a procedure and steps (Intranet documents)

Procedures are often developed for areas such as:

Change management.

Onboarding and offboarding.

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