Information Security Management Policy for Cosmos

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Table of Contents
1. Statement of Purpose.......................................................................................................2
2. Authorised Uses...............................................................................................................3
3. Prohibited Uses................................................................................................................4
4. Systems Management......................................................................................................4
5. Violations of Policy.........................................................................................................5
6. Policy Review and Modification.....................................................................................6
7. Limitations of Liability....................................................................................................6
Assumptions........................................................................................................................7
Justification..........................................................................................................................7
References............................................................................................................................9

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Confidential Information Policy
1. Statement of Purpose
The organization Cosmos is an online newspaper publishing company that is located in
Sydney Australia. It is in charge of a global network of freelance reporters who reports different
trending and important contents from across the world. This online platform can be accessed by
the customers who are interested in reading the newspaper and current news online and from the
every corner of the world. This revenue of the services provided mainly comes from the online
advertisements containing live playback of the videos. Any business organization can engage
with Cosmos for advertising their content as long as the advertisements comply with the media
code and guidelines and regulations in Australia. This online newspaper platform is estimated to
be accessed by 100000 people and it can increase with 500000 within next three years.
Therefore, it is expected that the engagement of staffs and employees with Cosmos will
increase as well. The freelance reporters associated with Cosmos are provided with suitable
telecommunication devices for live reporting even from the areas where the internet connectivity
is unavailable or inaccessible. Therefore, the company has decided to update its information
security policy associated with the information system of the company in order to prohibit any
unauthorized usage of the resources of the company.
The policy aims at addressing the fair and responsible use of the data and information
that are produced by the employees and freelance reporters of Cosmos (Blythe, Coventry and
Little 2015). This information stored in the information system of the organization is only
intended to be accessed by the registered individuals irrespective of their location. The issue
specific security policy therefore limits the usage of the information stored only to the authorized

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users of Cosmos. Since the policy is confidential, it can only be accessed and followed by the
registered members of Cosmos.
2. Authorised Uses
Authorized uses of the information indicates that only the registered members of Cosmos,
including the freelance reporters will be allowed to store and access the information stored in the
information system of the organization. The telecommunication devices will be provided to the
freelance reporters only after a prior approval from the higher officials of Cosmos. The
telecommunication devices can only be used for the company’s purpose and cannot be misused;
if found guilty, the freelance reporters are subjected to a pre determined punishment (Ifinedo
2014). The information system stores all the confidential information and contents of the Cosmos
and therefore a proper access control are enforced (Vance, Siponen and Pahnila 2012). The
registered members and the freelance reporters will be registered to the system and will be given
a valid user id and password. This user id and password can be used to access to the system.
Furthermore, only the devices provided by the Cosmos to their freelance reporters can be
used for recording and reporting any news. Use of any other systems by the freelancers who are
provided with the telecommunication devices by the company is strictly prohibited to use any
other devices. One the information that is recorded by the reporters are sent to the Cosmos office,
it will be treated as the property of the organization and therefore any unauthorized use or
telecast of the same is completely prohibited (Bridy 2012). The scheduling of the news that will
be telecasted online is subjected to the decision of Cosmos. However, the trusted freelance
reporters who are engaged with the company for more than 2 years are given the rights to direct
telecast any breaking news or live event. That is however subjected to prior approval as well.