Case Study: Policy Writing Approach

Regional Bank has been growly rapidly. In the past two years, it has acquired six smaller financial institutions. The long-term strategic plan is for the bank to keep growing and to go public within the next three to five years. FDIC regulators have told management that they will not approve any additional acquisitions until the bank strengthens its information security program. The regulators commented that Regional Banks information security policy is confusing, lacking in structure, and filled with discrepancies. You have been tasked with fixing the problems with the policy document.

1. Consider the following questions: Where do you begin this project? Would you use any material from the original document? What other materials should you request? Would you want to interview the author of the original policy? Who else would you interview? Should the bank work toward ISO certification? Which ISO 27002:2013 domains and sections would you include? What other criteria should you consider?

2. Create a project plan of how you would approach this project.