Update Policies to Ensure Employee Awareness
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As part of an organization's information security governance process, a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is working with the compliance officer to update policies to include statements related to new regulatory and legal requirements.
Which of the following should be done to BEST ensure all employees are appropriately aware of changes to the policies?
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A. B. C. D.B.
As part of an organization's information security governance process, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and the compliance officer are updating policies to include statements related to new regulatory and legal requirements. To ensure that all employees are appropriately aware of the changes made to the policies, the best approach would be to distribute revised copies of the policies to employees and obtain a signed acknowledgement from them (option D).
Option A, conducting a risk assessment based on the controls defined in the newly revised policies, would not necessarily ensure that all employees are aware of the changes made to the policies. While a risk assessment is important for identifying risks and vulnerabilities, it may not be directly related to employee awareness of policy changes.
Option B, requiring all employees to attend updated security awareness training and sign an acknowledgement, is a good approach to raise awareness of security risks and best practices. However, in this case, it may be unnecessarily time-consuming and costly to conduct a full training session for employees, especially if only a few policies have been revised.
Option C, posting the policies on the organization's intranet and providing copies of any revised policies to all active vendors, may not ensure that all employees are aware of the policy changes, as not all employees may have access to or regularly check the organization's intranet. Additionally, providing copies to vendors may not be necessary unless they are contractually obligated to comply with the organization's policies.
Therefore, distributing revised copies of policies to employees and obtaining a signed acknowledgement from them is the best option as it ensures that all employees have access to the revised policies and are aware of the changes made to them. The signed acknowledgement serves as evidence that employees have been made aware of the changes and provides a record of compliance for auditing purposes.
