{"id":2377,"date":"2011-12-01T19:09:26","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T19:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.weareyellowpixel.com\/pillar\/?p=2377"},"modified":"2021-07-10T16:49:33","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T15:49:33","slug":"10-golden-arrows-information-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weareyellowpixel.com\/10-golden-arrows-information-security\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Golden Arrows of Information Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are sharing 10 Golden Arrows of Information Security for your guidance:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Password Control<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Protect your password(s) at all times<\/li>\n<li>Change your passwords regularly and if you believe it has been compromised<\/li>\n<li>When you leave your computer &#8211; secure it (Ctrl-Alt-Del) and log-off from protected systems<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that your password is sufficiently complex that you can remember it but it cannot be guessed by others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2. Preventing Computer Viruses<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure that all media and transmitted files are virus scanned before they are downloaded onto Company systems<\/li>\n<li>Be suspicious of e-mail attachments from unknown origins<\/li>\n<li>If you think your computer has a virus or you have a message to that effect &#8211; STOP using the PC &#8211; and tell your line\/network manager<\/li>\n<li>Please report all faults promptly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3. Email Use<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>E-mails are monitored and must be business related<\/li>\n<li>You must not send or forward chain letters, or emails containing offensive, abusive, racist or sexist comments<\/li>\n<li>Personal e-mails must not be sent externally by the Company\u2019s email facility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4. Internet Use<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your activity on the internet will be monitored<\/li>\n<li>Only connect to the Internet via the Company\u2019s network<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that authorised and downloaded files from the internet are virus scanned<\/li>\n<li>Do not browse, download, duplicate or transmit data from the internet which is pornographic, racist, sexist, vulgar or obscene.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>5. &#8220;Need to Know&#8221; Principle<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Only tell others what they need to know, in order to do their job<\/li>\n<li>Ask yourself the question &#8220;Is that person really who they say they are and how can their identity be verified?&#8221; (Call them back, find them on a company address book)<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t inadvertently reveal Secret, Confidential or Personal-in-Confidence information to others, for example if you are talking in a public area, or someone tries to trick you into releasing it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>6. Protecting Company Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use the Company\u2019s classification process to protect sensitive information<strong>;<\/strong> the levels are:<\/li>\n<li><strong>Secret <\/strong>(information if released to unauthorised persons could cause serious damage to the Company\u2019s business\/reputation)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Confidential<\/strong> (information if released to unauthorised persons could cause damage to the Company\u2019s business or reputation)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Personal-in-Confidence <\/strong>(Information held internally by the Company that relates to individuals)<\/li>\n<li>If a Company document (electronic\/paper) does not have a visible classification marking it must be assumed to have an <strong>Internal <\/strong>\u00a0classification<\/li>\n<li>Classification should normally be placed on top left hand corner of document.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>7. Protecting Your Information Online<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure personal details are not given out onto the Internet without personal authority<\/li>\n<li>Never reply to an e-mail request to forward personal or banking details &#8211;<strong> email is not secure<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Do not reply or click on a link in an unsolicited email<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>8. Data Protection Act 1988<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Personal data is any information about a living, identifiable individual that is held, or going to be held on a computer, other electronic equipment, within paper files, or on video or audio tape<\/li>\n<li>Strict rules govern the release of Data Protection information<\/li>\n<li>If in doubt regarding the handling or release of Data Protection information please refer the matter to your line manager<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>9. Security of Customer Payment Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Company is required to protect card payment details including name and account number at all times<\/li>\n<li>All documents containing card payment details must be secured (lock and key) at all times<\/li>\n<li>Card numbers must not be displayed in clear in emails or other documentation<\/li>\n<li>Documents containing card payment details must be destroyed by using a cross cut shredder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>10. Disposal of Sensitive Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Documents containing sensitive (<strong>Secret, Confidential, Personal-in-Confidence<\/strong>) information must be disposed of by cross cut shredder<\/li>\n<li>Company owned computer equipment must not be disposed of without permission and must follow the instructions detailed on the Company\u2019s Intranet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are sharing 10 Golden Arrows of Information Security for your guidance: 1. 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