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Security Planning Protocol Step 1: Set Security Goals

  1-A. Purpose of IT Security Review:
Confirm Organizational Mission & Overall-Role of IT
Convene a Security Oversight and Planning Team

  • Team includes Administrators, Teachers, Technical Staff, and other stakeholders
  • Objective: lay foundation for maintaining user support and keep security planning focused and useful
  1-B. Scope of Inquiry:
Set Boundaries and Budgets

  • Agree on which IT tools, data, and services will be reviewed
  • Set a schedule
  • Agree on an initial budget
  1-C. Values to Guide Decision-Making:
Internal Expectations, External Requirements, National Guidelines
  • Clarify user expectations for IT performance.
  • Identify legal and regulatory requirements.
  • Agree on criteria for judging importance of IT assets and how to prioritize discovered security risks. Reconcile conflicts between security goals and other objectives.
                    
 OUTCOME:
Security Project Description
A project description that includes goals, processes, resources, and decision-making standards.


 
     

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