Recent technological advancements have made people and things more interconnected. Unfortunately, people with malicious intent are also taking advantage of this capability. With this, the security of information systems has become more paramount for any organization.

The purpose of this customizable Social Engineering Awareness Policy, written by Maria Carrisa Sanchez for TechRepublic Premium, is to provide guidelines for preventing, recognizing and addressing social engineering attacks.

Featured text from the policy:

PREVENTIVE MEASURES

All employees are required to use company-owned devices for all work-related activities. This will guarantee all devices comply with the company’s robust security standards and can be successfully tracked and maintained by the IT department.

[Company name] will implement these measures on all company-owned devices to mitigate vulnerabilities that may lead to social engineering attacks:

Regular update of passwords: The company believes passwords serve as the fundamental line of security against unwanted access. To lessen the risk of compromised credentials being exploited, all employees are required to change their passwords every 90 days. A system has been deployed to all company accounts to automatically prompt users to update their passwords according to schedule.

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