Strayer Wk 8 System Security Monitoring Patch Management and Update Policies Report
Week 8 Assignment – System Security Monitoring, Patch Management, and Update Policies
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Introduction
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In this assignment, you will develop corporate policies for system security monitoring, patch management, and updates that cover both wired and wireless components. A web search will provide multiple examples of policy documents. The following resources may also be helpful as you draft your policy documents:
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- SANS. No date. CIS Critical Security Controls. https://www.sans.org/critical-security-controls/?m…
- This resource provides a list of case studies highlighting how security professionals have made improvements in their security controls.
- SANS. No date. Security Policy Templates. https://www.sans.org/information-security-policy/
- This resource provides a number of security policy templates that might be helpful in drafting your policy documents.
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The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
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- Recommend best practices for monitoring, updating, and patching systems.
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Instructions
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Write a 6–10 page paper in which you:
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- Establish a system security monitoring policy addressing the need for monitoring, policy scope, and exceptions and supported by specific, credible sources.
- Justify the need for monitoring.
- Define the scope of the policy (the personnel, equipment, and processes to which the policy applies).
- Provide guidelines for policy exceptions, if approved by the IT and Security departments.
- Establish a system security patch management and updates policy addressing the need for patch management and updates, policy scope, and exceptions and supported by specific, credible sources.
- Justify the need for patch management and updates, aligned with ISO/IEC 27002.
- Define the scope of the policy (the personnel, equipment, and processes to which the policy applies).
- Provide guidelines for policy exceptions, if approved by the IT and Security departments.
