...Updated Heart Healthy Information Security Policy Due to personnel, policy and system changes, and audits, Heart Healthy has voluntarily updated their information security policy to be in-line with the current information security laws and regulations. Currently Heart-Healthy Insurance, a large insurance company, plans to review and provide recommendations for an updated information security policy in the area ‘s of: Current New Users Policy The current new user section of the policy states: “New users are assigned access based on the content of an access request. The submitter must sign the request and indicate which systems the new user will need access to and what level of access will be needed. A manager’s approval is required to grant administrator access.”(Heart-Healthy Insurance Information Security Policy) Current Password Requirements The current password requirements section of the policy states: “Passwords must be at least eight characters long and contain a combination of upper- and lowercase letters. Shared passwords are not permitted on any system that contains patient information. When resetting a password, users cannot reuse any of the previous six passwords that were used. Users entering an incorrect password more than three times will be locked out for at least 15 minutes before the password can be reset.”(Heart-Healthy Insurance Information Security Policy) Heart Healthy Insurance Information Security Policy and Update Proposed User Access...
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...Heart-Healthy Insurance Information Security Policy Review In an effort to ensure Heart-Healthy Insurance’s Information Security Policy is up to date, complies with current regulatory requirements, takes advantage of industry standards, utilizes recognized frameworks, is relevant, and meets the requirements of all relevant regulations and standards, a review of the current Information Security Policy has been performed. The following recommendations on how users are provided access to the information systems used by Heart-Healthy Insurance and the password requirements for each system will ensure that the company’s policy is in compliance with all relevant federal regulations and industry standards. As an insurance company, Heart-Healthy Insurance works with and stores personal health information, financial information, and credit card information of clients and business partners. Data of this type is required to be protected by the United States Federal Government under several privacy acts. Heart-Healthy Insurance must also be Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) compliant due to the fact the company takes credit cards to pay for premiums and deductibles. Below is information on each privacy act and security standard that Heart-Healthy Insurance must be in compliance with. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) was developed “to encourage and enhance cardholder data security...
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...NEW USERS POLICY In heeding with the set standards from HIPAA Security and HITECH Rules, Heart-Healthy Insurance is devoted to ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all electronic protected health information (ePHI) it creates, receives, maintains, and/or transmits. To provide for the appropriate utilization, and oversight of Heart-Healthy Insurance’s efforts toward compliance of the HIPAA security regulations, Heart-Healthy Insurance has assigned its Information Security Analyst team responsible for facilitating the training and supervision of all Heart-Healthy Insurance employees. Policy I. Heart-Healthy Insurance will grant access to PHI based on their job functions and responsibilities. PHI includes the following: demographic information, employees and patient’s medical record, Images of employees and patients, any health information that can lead to the identity of employees and patients, billing information about patients. Etc. The Information security analyst team is responsible for the determination of which employees require access to PHI and what level of access they require through discussions with the employee’s manager and approval. II. "No cardholder data should be stored unless it’s necessary to meet the needs of the business". (PCI Security Standards Council, 2010). III. Every Heart-Healthy new employee must sign a confidentiality and security standards agreement for handling customer information. IV. Every Heart-Healthy new employee...
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...Proposed User Access Policy * Heart-Healthy users will be granted access based on the least privilege principle. * Heart-Healthy employees must have a background check in order to have access to the company’s network. This will check for any criminal history and reduce the security risk for the company and user. * All users must also complete required training before access can be granted to the network. The training covers items such as information assurance, email protection, and identifies social engineering techniques. Training is a must in today’s computing environment. * Users will need approval from Manager level positions and up for remote access and Information Security department will implement the request. * Users of the Heart-Healthy network will be forbidden from using USB storage devices of any type unless approved by management and security department. * Heart-Healthy users are not allowed to install any additional software or hardware on company workstations and/or any other company owned computing device without written approval from the IT department. * All Heart-Healthy computer systems must be configured by the IT department prior to connecting to the company LAN in order to ensure all security settings are set to company policy. All Heart-Healthy employees are responsible for maintaining and safe keep of their information resources and will be held accountable for any information security violations or mishaps...
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...Heart-Healthy Insurance Information Security Policy Recommendations New user Access and Password Requirements In the current policy, new users are currently informed that access is given after proper request forms are submitted with the signature of a manager. The access given conforms to their employee level within the company. They are assigned log in information that allows them access to the system with the proper permissions. The current policy does not cover all the steps and processes of access levels as well as any disciplinary action that will be taken if the user has broken regulation, privacy, or other compliance rules. Recommendation to update the current security policy to the following for new users: NEW USERS Heart-Healthy Insurance follows all rules and regulations that comply with federal and state laws. All precautions for patient privacy and the security of information are taken. In order to have access to our systems, please fill out the proper paperwork needed. If administrator access level is needed, the proper paperwork must be filled out and a manager must sign it. The level of access given will depend on your position and department. All computers have disabled USB ports for security reasons. In order to maintain compliance with Heart-Healthy Insurance, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), and the PCI-DSS, the following procedures for new users are in effect: 1. New user accounts are set up and log in information is sent to their...
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...New Policy Statements for the Heart-Healthy Information Security Policy New User Policy Statement The current New Users section of the policy states: “New users are assigned access based on the content of an access request. The submitter must sign the request and indicate which systems the new user will need access to and what level of access will be needed. A manager’s approval is required to grant administrator level access.” There are procedures for creating new user account profiles. HIPPA requires that an Information Security Officer (ISO) must be assigned to the network account profiles. This appointed person(s) is usually the network or system security administrator of the organization. Once this role is assigned, the security administrator can create network profiles and assign the new user to such specified profile. The network profiles are implemented in accordance with least privilege access. This means that data intended for use will only be available to the specified profile. This method protects the privacy of the data during transmission. This process complies with the 4 standard Federal regulatory requirements stated in this policy: FISMA, HIPAA/HITECH, GLBA, and PCI-DSS. Once the network account profiles are created, a new user is created and assigned. To implement a strong access control measure, a unique user identifier must be assigned to the new user account. Before the new user account is activated, the network or security administrator will need to...
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...Security Policy Cyberlaw, Regulations, and Compliance – TFT2 Task 1 Introduction: Heart-Healthy Insurance is currently evaluating their current security policy and have requested some changes to the policy concerning adding new users and the password requirements for the users. The end goal of the requested changes is to satisfy several compliance regulations that are required by law for their business. The regulations that need to be considered are: 1. PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) 2. HIPAA (Health Insurance Privacy and Portability Act) 3. GLBA (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) 4. HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act) 5. HHS (US. Department of Health and Human Services) New Users: The current directive for new users from the standing security policy states: “New users are assigned access based on the content of an access request. The submitter must sign the request and indicate which systems the new user will need access to and what level of access will be needed. A manager’s approval is required to grant administrator level access.” In evaluating the current policy this standard creates a lot of overhead and administration works for the users and the admins. The new users who are not already familiar with the systems must provide a list of machines that they require access too. Being so new they may not know all of the systems they would need on a day to day basis. This also rolls over...
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...New Policy Statements for the Heart-Healthy Information Security Policy New User Policy Statement The current New Users section of the policy states: “New users are assigned access based on the content of an access request. The submitter must sign the request and indicate which systems the new user will need access to and what level of access will be needed. A manager’s approval is required to grant administrator level access.” There are procedures for creating new user account profiles. HIPPA requires that an Information Security Officer (ISO) must be assigned to the network account profiles. This appointed person(s) is usually the network or system security administrator of the organization. Once this role is assigned, the security administrator can create network profiles and assign the new user to such specified profile. The network profiles are implemented in accordance with least privilege access. This means that data intended for use will only be available to the specified profile. This method protects the privacy of the data during transmission. This process complies with the 4 standard Federal regulatory requirements stated in this policy: FISMA, HIPAA/HITECH, GLBA, and PCI-DSS. Once the network account profiles are created, a new user is created and assigned. To implement a strong access control measure, a unique user identifier must be assigned to the new user account. Before the new user account is activated, the network or security administrator will need to...
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...NEW HEART-HEALTHY INSURANCE INFORMATION SECURITY 1. Overview Heart-Healthy Insurance (HHI) is a company that is required by the federal government to keep the customer's information confidential, available and safe. The HHI is required to comply with PCI-DSS regulations, GLBA regulations, federal privacy laws, and HIPAA and HITECH regulations. 2. Scope The scope of this task is to develop a new policy statement with two modifications for the new users and password requirements that follow all the federal laws and regulations. 3. Policies of the HHI from before FOR NEW USERS. 4. New Users HHI requires new users to be assigned access based on the level of content they are requesting. The new users are required to prove their level of clearance base on the access they are requesting. It is also required that only the manager approves administrator level access for new users. 5. Password Requirements. The password is required to have at least eight characters. The password characters must contain a combination of upper and lowercase letters. A shared password is forbidden in any system that has patient information. The users are not allowed to reuse any of the previous six passwords that were used when resetting a password. Users must wait at least 15 minutes before the password can be reset when they insert the wrong information more than three times. 5. PASSWORD REQUIREMENT WITH NEW POLICY HHI has already strong password policies, but those password policies...
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...NEW HEART-HEALTHY INSURANCE INFORMATION SECURITY 1. Overview Heart-Healthy Insurance (HHI) is a company that is required by the federal government to keep the customer's information confidential, available and safe. The HHI is required to comply with PCI-DSS regulations, GLBA regulations, federal privacy laws, and HIPAA and HITECH regulations. 2. Scope The scope of this task is to develop a new policy statement with two modifications for the new users and password requirements that follow all the federal laws and regulations. 3. Policies of the HHI from before FOR NEW USERS. 4. New Users HHI requires new users to be assigned access based on the level of content they are requesting. The new users are required to prove their level of clearance base on the access they are requesting. It is also required that only the manager approves administrator level access for new users. 5. Password Requirements. The password is required to have at least eight characters. The password characters must contain a combination of upper and lowercase letters. A shared password is forbidden in any system that has patient information. The users are not allowed to reuse any of the previous six passwords that were used when resetting a password. Users must wait at least 15 minutes before the password can be reset when they insert the wrong information more than three times. 5. PASSWORD REQUIREMENT WITH NEW POLICY HHI has already strong password policies, but those password policies...
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...increasing resources that are available for the individuals. The health education field is a vast profession that has greatly impacted many individuals with the information that the individuals provide. This paper will discuss the health education field and profession in greater detail as far as what has happened over the years and the way the profession has changed. It will also analyze a website that covers an HIV prevention program and will also provide a description of a website that has been created to cover heart disease. There are many different events that have helped to shape health education and the health education profession. Three of the events that have impacted the health education field the most are the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Social Security Act. According to Cottrell, Girvan, & McKenzie (2012), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act “bill encourages and promotes worksite wellness programs, encourages evidence-based community prevention and wellness programs, and provides strong support for school based health centers” (p.69). The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provide the privacy of health information from being released without the consent of the patient. With the Social Security Act helped to support the state health departments in order to develop sanitary facilities which were determined by the education of the individuals and...
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...Heart-Healthy Insurance Information Security Policy 1.0 Overview HHI provides access to authorized individuals that are employed and have the appropriate training for PCI DSS standards. Access to network and any software, hardware, business related assets will be managed by roles and responsibly. HHI promotes training for policies and procedures to ensure the integrity of our customers. 2.0 Purpose The purpose of the Access Control Policy is to ensure that sensitive financial information is kept secure and available to those who have the authorizations to access information. 3.0 Scope The scope of this policy is for all employees to protect the integrity of access to accounts. 4.0 User Policy This policy displays user’s access on a need to know roles to provide integrity and confidentiality to customers and employees of HHI. They will also be given Unique ID’s to access the computer systems. This policy pertains to new and existing users. Dept. Mgr: will oversee all employees and ensure that candidates are properly trained. Customer Mgr: will oversee operations from costumer services and cashiers. Customer Service officer: will be in charge of cashiers and customer service. Cashiers/Agents: trained to handle PCI DSS and company policies. Marketing: with limited remote access to authorized information. | Network | Application | Remote | Financial | Dept. Mgr | * | * | | * | Customer Mgr | * | * | | * | ...
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...Heart-Healthy Insurance Information Security Policy – Recommended Policy Changes. About Changes The following policy changes reflect compliance with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accounting Act). Specifically the HIPAA Security Rule which “establishes national standards to protect individuals’ electronic personal health information that is created, received, used, or maintained by a covered entity” (HHS, n.d.). Password complexity is supported by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) specifically NIST Special Publication 800-171. New users The current new user section of the policy states: “New users are assigned access based on the content of an access request. The submitter must sign the request and indicate which systems the new user will need access to and what level of access will be needed. A manager’s approval is required to grant administrator level access.” Recommended Revision: “New users are assigned access based the roles of the group the user is placed in which is determined by the employment position of the new user. The submitter must sign the request and indicate which access group the new user will be added to. A manager’s approval is required to grant administrator level access. In addition, the new user will have to sign an Acceptable Use Policy which will detail the limitations and expectation of utilizing company information systems, prior to being allowed access to any information system.” Reason for Change: Change...
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...Heart-Healthy Insurance Information Security Policy Paul Ervin Western Governors University A1. New User Section New Users The REVISED portions of the new user section now stipulates: “(1) New users are assigned access with principle of least privilege. They will have a level of access commensurate with access required to do their job. This level will be predetermined by IT staff according to job title. (2) An administrators account approval form with manager’s signature must be submitted to the IT department for a request for administrator access along with justification. The department will review for approval. (Perkins, 2014). A2. Password Requirements Password Requirements The REVISED portions of new user section now stipulates: “Passwords must be at least (1) nine characters long and contain a combination of upper- and lowercase letters, have at least 1 number, and have at least a single special character. Shared passwords are not permitted on any system under any circumstances. (2) must use the password reset tool that asks three challenge questions set by the user.” (Guidelines for Password Management, 2014). B. Justification. Overall Justification: ISO/IEC 27001 formally defines the requirements for information Security Management Systems and the uses ISO/IEC standard 27002 is directly concerned with information security to mandate suitable security controls. Further ISO/IEC 27005 is the standard for information security risk management. Most...
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...The current new user security policy for Heart-Healthy Insurance states the following: “New users are assigned access based on the content of an access request. The submitter must sign the request and indicate which systems the new user will need access to and what level of access will be needed. A manager’s approval is required to grant administrator level access.” The following changes are based upon the PCI-DSS Compliace: 1. Usage policies must be developed for critical technologies and defined for proper use of these technologies (PCI DSS 12.3). With this first policy an organization with prohibit or allow the usage of equipment and/or accounts depending on the individual’s permitted access. 2. Explicit approval by authorized parties (PCI DSS 12.3.1). This policy will grant specific approval by management to match the business needs. Proper approval to individual personnel will create a secured environment with critical systems. 3. Authentication for use of the technology (PCI DSS 12.3.2) Personnel will use passwords to authenticate the access they have to specific technology. This will hinder any individual who is trying to breach the environment and gain access to critical information. 4. Automatic disconnect of sessions after a specific period of inactivity (PCI-DSS 12.3.7) Users must log out if they plan to step away from their accounts and/or devices. Automatic log-off will stop any individual who is trying to gain access to the system without authorization...
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