Compliance Policy Templates

Establishes the overarching information security program and governance structure.

Defines requirements for managing user access based on least privilege.

Establishes password creation, management, and rotation requirements.

Defines data classification levels and handling requirements.

Defines acceptable and prohibited uses of company systems and data.

Structured approach for detecting, responding to, and recovering from security incidents.

Ensures critical business functions continue during and after disruptions.

Procedures for recovering IT infrastructure after catastrophic events.

Procedures for requesting, reviewing, approving, and deploying changes.

Methodology for identifying, assessing, and managing security risks.

Procedures for evaluating, onboarding, and monitoring third-party vendors.

Defines retention periods and secure disposal requirements.

Describes how the organization handles personal information.

Procedures for securely onboarding and offboarding employees.

Physical access controls and environmental protections.

Controls for securing network infrastructure and communications.

Encryption standards and key management practices.

Requirements for logging events and maintaining audit trails.

Procedures for inventorying, tracking, and disposing of assets.

Expected standards of behavior and ethics for all employees.

Comprehensive GDPR data protection policy.

External GDPR privacy notice.

Data Subject Access Request handling procedure.

Administrative, physical, and technical safeguards.

PHI use and disclosure requirements.

Breach identification and reporting procedures.

Top-level information security management system policy.

Risk management methodology aligned with ISO 27005.

Annex A control selection and justification.

Controls for network security including firewall configuration, DMZ setup, and cardholder data environment segmentation.

Policy governing storage, transmission, and protection of cardholder data and sensitive authentication data.

Processes for identifying, prioritizing, and remediating security vulnerabilities across system components.

Restricting access to cardholder data system components on a business need-to-know basis.

Logging, monitoring, and testing of all network resources and cardholder data access.

Overarching information security policy addressing all PCI DSS program requirements and security governance.

Incident response plan for suspected or confirmed cardholder data breaches and security events.

Physical access controls for cardholder data environments, media handling, and device security.

Management of third-party service providers with access to or impact on cardholder data and the CDE.

Cryptographic controls for protecting cardholder data in transit and at rest, including key management.

Password complexity, authentication requirements, and account management for all CDE system components.

Formal change control process for system components in the cardholder data environment.

Consumer-facing privacy notice disclosing data collection, use, sharing practices, and consumer rights under CCPA/CPRA.

Internal procedures for handling consumer rights requests including access, deletion, correction, opt-out, and portability.

Policy for maintaining an inventory of personal information collected, used, shared, and deleted across the organization.

Procedures for honoring consumer opt-out requests from sale and sharing of personal information under CCPA/CPRA.

Retention schedules and secure deletion procedures for personal information under CCPA/CPRA data minimization principles.

Requirements for data processing agreements and service provider contracts to comply with CCPA/CPRA third-party requirements.

Reasonable security measures required to protect personal information and avoid CCPA private right of action for data breaches.

Training requirements for employees who handle consumer personal information or process consumer rights requests.

Identifying and managing organizational assets within the context of their relative importance to business objectives. (NIST CSF 2.0: IDENTIFY — ID.AM)

Process for understanding cybersecurity risks to assets, systems, and operations to inform risk response decisions. (NIST CSF 2.0: IDENTIFY — ID.RA)

Access to assets and associated facilities is limited to authorized users and processes. (NIST CSF 2.0: PROTECT — PR.AA)

Personnel and partners are provided with cybersecurity awareness education. (NIST CSF 2.0: PROTECT — PR.AT)

Data is managed consistent with risk strategy to protect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. (NIST CSF 2.0: PROTECT — PR.DS)

Anomalies and events are detected and their potential impact understood. (NIST CSF 2.0: DETECT — DE.AE)

Systems and assets are monitored to identify cybersecurity events and verify protective measure effectiveness. (NIST CSF 2.0: DETECT — DE.CM)

Responses to detected cybersecurity incidents are managed and executed effectively. (NIST CSF 2.0: RESPOND — RS.MA, RS.AN, RS.CO)

Recovery processes ensure restoration of systems or assets affected by cybersecurity incidents. (NIST CSF 2.0: RECOVER — RC.RP)

Response and recovery activities are coordinated with internal and external stakeholders. (NIST CSF 2.0: RESPOND — RS.CO / RECOVER — RC.CO)