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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.