Employee Handbook (IT Security)

Company Background & Operating Environment
Red Clay Renovations is an internationally recognized, awarding winning firm that specializes in the renovation
and rehabilitation of residential buildings and dwellings. The company specializes in updating homes using
“smart home” and “Internet of Things” technologies while maintaining period correct architectural
characteristics. Please refer to the company profile (file posted in Week 1 > Content > CSIA 413 Red Clay
Renovations Company Profile.docx) for additional background information and information about the
company’s operating environment.
Policy Issue & Plan of Action
The company has grown substantially over the past few years. The current Employee Handbook was created
from a set of templates purchased from a business services firm. The policies in the handbook were reviewed
by the company’s attorney at the time of purchase. The attorney raised no objections at that time. During a
recent legal review, the company’s corporate counsel advised that the company update the Employee
Handbook to better address its current operating environment. The Chief Executive Officer has tasked the
Chief of Staff to oversee the handbook updates including obtaining all necessary approvals from the Corporate
Governance Board.
The Chief of Staff met with the full IT Governance Board to discuss the required policy updates. (The IT
Governance Board is responsible for providing oversight for all IT matters within the company). The outcome of
that meeting was an agreement that the CISO and CISO staff will update and/or create IT related policies for
the employee handbook. These policies include:
• Acceptable Use Policy for Information Technology
• Bring Your Own Device Policy
• Digital Media Sanitization, Reuse, & Destruction Policy
Your Task Assignment
As a staff member supporting the CISO, you have been asked to research what the three policies should
contain and then prepare an “approval draft” for each one. No single policy should exceed two typed pages in
length so you will need to be concise in your writing and only include the most important elements for each
policy.
The policies are to be written for EMPLOYEES and must explain employee obligations and responsibilities.
Each policy must also include the penalties for violations of the policy and identify who is responsible for
compliance enforcement.
Your “approval drafts” will be submitted to the IT Governance Board for discussion and vetting. If the board
accepts your policies, they will then be reviewed and critiqued by all department heads and executives before
being finalized by the Chief of Staff’s office. The policies will also be subjected to a thorough legal review by
the company’s attorneys. Upon final approval by the Corporate Governance Board, the policies will be adopted
and placed into the Employee Handbook.
Research:

1. Review the table of contents and relevant chapters in the Certified Information Privacy Professional textbook
   to find information about legal and regulatory drivers.
2. Review the remaining course readings.
3. Review the sample policies and procedures provided in Week 3.
4. Find additional sources which provide information about the policy statements which should be covered in
   three policies for the Employee Handbook.
   Write:
5. Prepare briefing package with approval drafts of the three IT related policies for the Employee Handbook.
   Your briefing package must contain the following:
   • Executive Summary
   • “Approval Drafts” for
   o Acceptable Use Policy for Information Technology
   o Bring Your Own Device Policy
   o Digital Media Sanitization, Reuse, & Destruction Policy
   As you write your policies, make sure that you address security issues using standard cybersecurity
   terminology (e.g. 5 Pillars of IA, 5 Pillars of Information Security). See the resources listed under Course
   Resources > Cybersecurity Concepts Review for definitions and terminology.
6. Use a professional format for your policy documents and briefing package. A recommended format is
   provided in the assignment template file (see the recommended template under Course Resources).
7. You must include a cover page with the assignment title, your name, and the due date. Your reference list
   must be on a separate page at the end of your file. These pages do not count towards the assignment’s page
   count.
8. Common phrases do not require citations. If there is doubt as to whether or not information requires
   attribution, provide a footnote with publication information or use APA format citations and references.
9. You are expected to write grammatically correct English in every assignment that you submit for grading. Do
   not turn in any work without (a) using spell check, (b) using grammar check, (c) verifying that your punctuation
   is correct and (d) reviewing your work for correct word usage and correctly structured sentences and
   paragraphs.
10. Consult the grading rubric for specific content and formatting requirements for this assignment.