information security policy
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
The rules and guidelines of an organization on how to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the organization's information.
MWENIST Cybersecurity Framework
Senses
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon
An aggregate of directives, regulations, rules, and practices that prescribe how an organization manages, protects, and distributes information.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Aggregate of directives, regulations, rules, and practices that prescribes how an organization manages, protects, and distributes information.
Classifications
Entity Type
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- policies for information security
- plural
- information security policies
- possessive
- information security policy's
- pluralpossessive
- information security policies'