Security Policy Flashcards
1
Q
Policy is about…
3 things
A
Order
Authority
Expertise
2
Q
Why Policy is about
Order
A
Removing capricious or arbitrary decision making
Constraining courses of action
3
Q
Why Policy is about
Authority
A
Writer needs to have legitimate authority
4
Q
Why Policy is about
Expertise
A
Based on expert knowledge
5
Q
3 Problems with Policies:
A
Too many
Ambiguous
Unrealistic
6
Q
Metric for Judging Policies:
Problematization
(6 points)
A
- What is the problem?
- What assumptions have been made?
- How has this representation of the problem come about?
- How can the problem be thought about differently?
- What effects are produced by this representation of the problem?
- How could this representation be questioned?
7
Q
3 Good Policy Guidelines:
A
Simplicity
Convincing
Display Empathy