{"id":2099,"date":"2017-03-02T09:47:51","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T14:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stratospherenetworks.com\/blog\/?p=2099"},"modified":"2022-08-08T16:45:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T21:45:44","slug":"12-steps-make-infrastructure-secure-creating-enforcing-security-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stratospherenetworks.com\/blog\/12-steps-make-infrastructure-secure-creating-enforcing-security-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Steps to Make Your IT Infrastructure More Secure: Creating and Enforcing IT Security Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Ensuring your IT infrastructure is protected from cyberattacks is critical for businesses today. Last week, we discussed the importance of safeguarding your infrastructure from the ever-evolving threat of cybercriminals and detailed the first step in the process<\/a>: Performing a security audit.<\/p>\n

Once you have finished your security audit and established benchmarks, identified vulnerabilities, and come up with a list of action items, it\u2019s time to move on to the next step in the process of achieving the highest possible level of IT infrastructure security. The second stage involves creating and enforcing IT security policies.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a breakdown of what you\u2019ll need to do to complete step 2 of the Stratosphere Networks infrastructure security process.<\/p>\n

1. Create an HR module. <\/strong>Part of instituting your security policies for IT infrastructure will involve establishing a module for your Human Resource Management System. An HR module for IT security can help your business make sure everyone complies with your policies.<\/p>\n

2. Establish corporate awareness training. <\/strong>Having policies in place to ensure the security of your IT infrastructure won\u2019t do any good unless everyone who works for your company is aware of them.\u00a0Training your staff<\/a> during the HR onboarding process and having managers review IT security policies regularly is important to make sure your efforts to guard your infrastructure from cyberattacks are effective.<\/p>\n

3. Set vendor access guidelines. <\/strong>You\u2019ll not only want to establish security policies for your employees but also for third party vendors that access your IT infrastructure and data. Otherwise, vendor errors could leave you vulnerable to a data breach that could devastate your business. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0
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\n4. Create remote access policies. <\/strong>If you have employees who work from home<\/a> and\/or on the go, you\u2019ll want to ensure that they\u2019re accessing company data using secure methods to minimize the chances of a breach. Technologies<\/a> such as secure VPN can allow remote workers to safely access your organization\u2019s private network.<\/p>\n

5. Establish mobile use policies. <\/strong>Since Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) has become common in the business world, you\u2019ll also have to set guidelines for workers using smartphones, tablets, and other personal devices. Standard mobile security<\/a> practices such as setting strong passwords and installing antivirus programs on mobile devices are key if you want to cover all of your IT security bases.<\/p>\n

6. Craft data transfer policies and data disposal practices. <\/strong>In order to minimize your company\u2019s chances of experiencing a disastrous data breach, you\u2019ll need to consider how everyone who interacts with sensitive information should handle it to keep it safe at all times. That includes establishing proper and secure procedures for the process of transferring data and disposing of it.<\/p>\n

7. Create simple security practices.<\/strong> It\u2019s important to provide guidelines for end users concern simple security practices. Some examples include the following:<\/p>\n