A6 Organization of Information Security

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Listen, 11.2
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a six. Organization of information security
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in this lesson will cover an understanding of control, said a six
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and look at some of the documentation that could be used to support your dismiss.
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This control area is one that can assist in assure ensuring that there are structures in place to appropriately manage and support your information security program.
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You're ordered specifically now. Your isom s certification ordered
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will depend on which controls you have marked is applicable in your statement of applicability.
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There are two control sets
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that make up a six,
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the first one being a 6.1 internal organization.
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This consists of five controls
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which are
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a 6.1 point one
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information security roles and responsibilities.
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This control basically stipulates
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that for your information security roles,
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these are formally defined
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and have explicit responsibilities defined
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and allocated to personal.
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A 6.1 point two
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Segregation of duties
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stipulates that appropriate segregation of duties between conflicting or sensitive roles within your organization
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should be enforced.
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A 6.1 point three contact with authorities
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This control stipulates that were appropriate.
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Sufficient contact with authorities
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is in place.
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For example,
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police,
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firefighters
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forensic investigation units
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Whoever needs to support you from a authoritative point of view
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during a cyber security incident.
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A 6.1 point four
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contact with special interest groups.
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This control pertains to maintaining
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contact with groups or forums or other forms off information gathering specific to your industry and cybersecurity as a whole.
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It is a way to use specialized information sources to ensure that you are on the top of your information security game.
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A 6.1 point five
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information security in project management.
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This control stipulates
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that regardless of the project type
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information, security should be included in the project management process.
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Different project projects work with different types of information
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and many stakeholders, so ensuring that information security is appropriately included in your project management processes
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is important.
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The second control set is a 6.2
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which relates to mobile devices and teleworking.
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This consists of two controls,
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the first one being a 6.2 point one.
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The mobile device policy,
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which is in essence a policy that stipulates how your organization manages mobile devices,
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whether you have a company own device policy or a bring your own device policy,
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whatever the case is
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a 6.2 point two
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pretends to teleworking
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on this Control Said stipulates that if your company permits teleworking,
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that the relevant policy and any supporting procedures and guidelines must be established
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to ensure that teleworking is performed in a secure manner.
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So your information security roles and responsibilities are normally documented in your job descriptions,
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vacancy notices, various policies and contracts of employment.
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You can also define roles and responsibilities in a racy matrix
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for your contact with authorities and contact with special interest groups.
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Have a formal document containing contact details,
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business cards, membership certificates,
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diaries of meetings and whatever. This can provide evidence of your professional contacts.
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In this video, we covered the to control areas that make up control, set a six
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