Guidelines for the acceptable use of computer equipment, networks, and information systems at Decisive Analytical Systems.
Information Security's intentions for publishing an Acceptable Use Policy are not to impose restrictions that are contrary to Decisive Analytical Systems' established culture of openness, trust and integrity. Infosec is committed to protecting Decisive Analytical Systems employees, partners and the company from illegal or damaging actions by individuals, either knowingly or unknowingly.
These systems are to be used for business purposes in serving the interests of the company, and of our clients and customers, in the course of normal operations.
Effective security is a team effort involving the participation and support of every Decisive Analytical Systems employee and affiliate who deals with information and/or information systems. It is the responsibility of every computer user to know these guidelines, and to conduct their activities accordingly.
The purpose of this policy is to outline the acceptable use of computer equipment at Decisive Analytical Systems. These rules are in place to protect the employee and Decisive Analytical Systems. Inappropriate use exposes Decisive Analytical Systems to risks including virus attacks, compromise of network systems and services, and legal issues.
This policy applies to the use of information, electronic and computing devices, and network resources to conduct Decisive Analytical Systems business or interact with internal networks and business systems, whether owned or leased by Decisive Analytical Systems, the employee, or a third party. All employees, contractors, consultants, temporary, and other workers are responsible for exercising good judgment regarding appropriate use of information, electronic devices, and network resources in accordance with Decisive Analytical Systems policies and standards, and local laws and regulations.
This policy applies to employees, contractors, consultants, temporaries, and other workers, including all personnel affiliated with third parties, and to all equipment that is owned or leased by Decisive Analytical Systems.
Decisive Analytical Systems proprietary information stored on electronic and computing devices, whether owned or leased by Decisive Analytical Systems, the employee or a third party, remains the sole property of Decisive Analytical Systems. You must ensure through legal or technical means that proprietary information is protected in accordance with the Data Protection Standard.
You have a responsibility to promptly report the theft, loss or unauthorized disclosure of Decisive Analytical Systems proprietary information, and may access, use or share it only to the extent it is authorized and necessary to fulfill your assigned job duties.
Employees are responsible for exercising good judgment regarding the reasonableness of personal use. Individual departments are responsible for creating guidelines concerning personal use of Internet/Intranet/Extranet systems; if there is any uncertainty, employees should consult their supervisor or manager.
For security and network maintenance purposes, authorized individuals within Decisive Analytical Systems may monitor equipment, systems and network traffic at any time, and Decisive Analytical Systems reserves the right to audit networks and systems periodically to ensure compliance with this policy.
All mobile and computing devices that connect to the internal network must comply with the Minimum Access Policy. System level and user level passwords must comply with the Password Policy — providing access to another individual, either deliberately or through failure to secure its access, is prohibited.
All computing devices must be secured with a password-protected screensaver with the automatic activation feature set to 10 minutes or less. You must lock the screen or log off when the device is unattended.
Employees must use extreme caution when opening email attachments received from unknown senders, which may contain malware.
The following activities are, in general, prohibited. Employees may be exempted from these restrictions during the course of their legitimate job responsibilities. Under no circumstances is an employee authorized to engage in any activity that is illegal under local, state, federal or international law while utilizing Decisive Analytical Systems-owned resources. The lists below are by no means exhaustive, but attempt to provide a framework for activities that fall into the category of unacceptable use.
System and Network Activities — the following are strictly prohibited, with no exceptions:
When using company resources to access and use the Internet, users must realize they represent the company. Whenever employees state an affiliation to the company, they must also clearly indicate that "the opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily those of the company." Questions may be addressed to the Head of IT.
Compliance Measurement — the Infosec team will verify compliance to this policy through various methods, including business tool reports, internal and external audits, and feedback to the policy owner.
Exceptions — any exception to the policy must be approved by the Infosec team in advance.
Non-Compliance — an employee found to have violated this policy may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.
The following definitions and terms can be found in the SANS Glossary, located at sans.org/security-resources/glossary-of-terms.