REMOTE ACCESS POLICY TEMPLATE

Company Name	YOUR LOGO
123 Company Address Drive
Fourth Floor, Suite 412
Company City, NY 11101
321-654-9870
POLICY NAME	POLICY NO.
EFFECTIVE DATE	DATE OF LAST REVISION	VERSION NO.
ADMINISTRATOR RESPONSIBLE	CONTACT INFORMATION
APPLIES TO Apply group names to define applicable areas of staff.
GROUP 1	GROUP 2	GROUP 3
GROUP 4	GROUP 5	GROUP 6

VERSION HISTORY
VERSION	APPROVED BY	REVISION DATE	DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE	AUTHOR

REMOTE ACCESS POLICY TABLE OF CONTENTS

SCOPE	2

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES	2

POLICY STATEMENT	2

Definitions	3

POLICIES	3

POLICY INTRODUCTION	3

SECTION 1	3

SECTION 2	4

SECTION 3	4

PROCEDURES	4

PROCEDURE 1	4

PROCEDURE 2	4

PROCEDURE 3	4

EXCEPTIONS	4

Enforcement and Discipline	5

RELATED POLICIES AND OTHER REFERENCES	5

Contacts	5

APPROVAL AND REVIEW	5

SCOPE

Describe what this policy is and who must adhere to it.

ROLES AND Responsibilities

List the job titles and departments directly responsible for this policy.

ROLE	DEPARTMENT	RESPONSIBILITY

POLICY STATEMENT

Describe the policy and the reason for the policy.

definitions

Define any acronyms, jargon, or terms that might have multiple meanings.

TERM	DEFINITION

POLICIES

When creating your policy, consider the following questions:

What are the requirements for hardware and software configurations for remote users? What anti-malware, antivirus, and firewall programs are required?

What does your organization require for physical security? While traveling? At home? What about for thumb drives and media? Virtual security requirements?

What are the connectivity guidelines? For example, is use in public areas prohibited?

Does your organization have a data encryption policy?

What do employees need to know about access privileges, authentication, or access hierarchy?

Do you have acceptable use guidelines? For example, are employees permitted to complete personal shopping or update their personal social media on company devices and networks?

What are the password protocols?

POLICY INTRODUCTION

SECTION 1

SECTION 2

SECTION 3

PROCEDURES

PROCEDURE 1

PROCEDURE 2

PROCEDURE 3

EXCEPTIONS

Describe any exceptions here.

Enforcement and Discipline

Describe how this policy will be enforced and any penalties and repercussions for violation.

RELATED POLICIES AND OTHER REFERENCES

Attach health and safety checklists, diagrams, and other supporting documents, or include with pertinent procedures.

POLICY OR PROCEDURE NUMBER	NAME	DESCRIPTION

Contacts

List pertinent contacts.

NAME	TITLE / ROLE	PHONE	EMAIL

APPROVAL AND REVIEW

List any notes about the review and approval process, dates, reviewers, and signers.

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