Description
Establish a consistent approach to security awareness, training, and personnel security practices across the organisation.
This policy provides a framework for ensuring personnel understand their security and privacy responsibilities, receive appropriate awareness and role-based training, and are subject to personnel security measure that support the protection of organisational information, systems, and services.
Aligned to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and informed by NIST SP 800-53 security controls, it helps organisations implement industry-recognised security governance practices.
Our policy templates are designed by experienced cybersecurity consultants to accelerate policy development and security program maturity.
Rather than starting from a blank page, you can leverage a professionally developed policy and tailor it to suit your organisation’s specific requirements, operating environment, and risk profile.
The policy is provided in Microsoft Word format. ready for customisation and implementation.
Who Should Use This Document:
This policy is suitable for organisations seeking to establish or mature their cybersecurity governance framework and risk management practices, including:
- Small to medium enterprises implementing formal cybersecurity governance
- Organisations preparing for audits, certifications, or regulatory obligations
- Organisations adopting the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), NIST SP 800-53 or NIST best practices
- Security, risk, compliance, and governance teams
Topics Covered:
The policy includes guidance on:
- Security awareness and privacy awareness requirements for all personnel
- Security and privacy literacy training during onboarding and throughout employment
- Role-based security and privacy training requirements
- Recognition and reporting of security threats, suspicious activity, and social engineering attempts
- Incorporating lessons learned from security incidents into awareness and training programs
- Training documentation, record retention, and performance monitoring requirements
- Position risk designation and personnel screening requirements
- Pre-employment screening and periodic rescreening activities
- Access agreements and personnel security responsibilities
- Access management requirements for employee transfers, role changes, and terminations
- Revocation of system access and recovery of organisational assets upon termination
- Security and privacy responsibilities within position descriptions
- Compliance monitoring, sanctions, and disciplinary processes for policy violations
Key Benefits:
- Aligned to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
- Mapped to relevant NIST SP 800-53 security controls
- Reduces the time and effort required to develop policies from scratch
- Supports consistent security governance practices across the organisation
- Helps demonstrate due diligence to customers, auditors, regulators, and stakeholders
- Provides a strong foundation for cybersecurity risk management and continuous improvement
- Delivered in an editable Microsoft Word format for easy customisation
How Should I Use This Document
- Replace your organisation’s details, branding, and logo where indicated.
- Update all content contained within [square brackets].
- Review highlighted or guidance text and customise where appropriate.
- Review the policy and tailor the content to your organisation’s structure, risk profile, and objectives.
- Publish the finalised policy and communicate it to relevant stakeholders.