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Polar Cove is a trusted guide for
developing client-centered comprehensive information security strategies.
People, programs, and technology
need to work together to manage risk. They must do so in a real-time
business environment, where growth and change mean ever-greater
complexity and even higher risks. As technology develops and enterprises
grow, the danger is that security models can become fragmented and
emergency-responsive. Polar Cove helps to ensure that at all stages
of growth, security standards and strategies can be implemented
through goal-driven plans; integrated, productive approaches; and
ongoing monitoring.
Polar Cove’s security strategy
programs are client-centered, reflecting the needs, business patterns,
and direction that are unique to each enterprise.
Security Strategy Includes:
Strategic Assessment
Polar Cove determines your organization’s security posture.
Reports show the steps needed to move from reactive and/or fragmented
to proactive and/or unified practices. Studies may cover:
- Organization Assessment,
to see how current security functions fit the needs of the overall
business.
- Framework Gap Analysis,
to compare current security functions with our best-practice
model.
- Security Benchmarking,
to measure current security functions against those of other
organizations of the same size in the same industry.
Strategic Planning
Polar Cove works with each client to develop long-term plans for
building a proactive, comprehensive security process focused on
business-specific needs. Services may include:
- Security Process Engineering, to design
the structure of future security programs and establish a path
for getting there.
- Security Accreditation, to identify
regulatory business requirements, determine how to address them
and take steps to assure regulators, customers and others of
the presence of necessary security measures.
- Access Control Design, to balance user
need for access to the enterprise with the enterprise’s
need for security.
- Privacy Infrastructure Design, to build
privacy into the infrastructure framework and thereby provide
security strength for the long term.
- Security Awareness and Training, to
educate staff at every level so that they understand and can
properly implement the security processes.
- Security Implementation Planning, to
help Polar Cove clients design and implement the technical aspects
of their security processes.
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10 Actions for the Board of Direcotrs and Management
Make sure your business: • Creates
a security-aware culture by educating staff about security
risks and their responsibilities
• Has a clear up to date
security policy to facilitate communication with staff and
business partners
• Has people responsible for
security with the right knowledge of good practice and the
latest security threats—consider supplementing their
skills with external security experts
• Evaluates return on investment on IT security expenditure
• Builds security requirements into the design of
IT systems and outsourcing arrangements
• Keeps technical security defenses (e.g. anti-virus
software) up to date in the light of latest threats
• Has procedures to ensure compliance with data protection
and other relevant regulatory requirements
• Has contingency plans for dealing with a serious
information breach
• Understands the status of its insurance cover against
damage as a result of information security breaches
• Tests compliance with its security policy (e.g.
security audits, penetration testing of its web-site, etc).
Most important of all, do not wait for
a serious security incident to affect your business before
you take action.
Source: UK Department of Trade and Industry Information
Security Breaches Survey
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