Sample e-mail policy template and checklist of concerns

A security policy should be neatly formatted into different sections that facilitate:

• Ease of use and readability
• Ongoing updates
• Flexibility when organizational needs change

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Kevin Beaver is founder and principal consultant of Atlanta-based Principle Logic, LLC where he specializes in information security assessments for those who take security seriously and incident response for those who don't. He is author and co-author of several information security books including the The Definitive Guide to E-mail Management and Security (Realtimepublishers.com), Hacking For Dummies (Wiley) and the upcoming Hacking Wireless Networks For Dummies. Kevin can be reached at kbeaver@principlelogic.com.

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