MetaCompliance Policy Laptop™

With flexibility of computing come opportunities for I.T Security failure. Nowhere is this more apparent than with the problems associated with the proliferation of laptops in the workplace. The same can be said of the provision of desktop PC’s for use in a remote working or flexible working environment.

Issues arise due to the fact that the device is absent from the workplace and the working norms that people usually apply in that setting. It is so easy for the laptop to be overlooked or treated like a home PC. Apart from rigorous use of antivirus and malware filters, the best way to protect these valuable assets is to constantly communicate to employees. Research has proven that when reminded of a security danger, employees do not willfully engage in activities that expose themselves or their computers. The key then is to communicate best practice on a regular and consistent basis.

Not only does this make good business sense, it becomes an organisational imperative given the penalties associated with a security failure involving laptops. Compliance legislation and industry Regulators take a dim view of data leakage as a result of poor organisational awareness.

MetaCompliance Policy Laptop™ is a low cost, easily executed solution to the problem of confirming and communicating laptop security best practice to employees. The software resides on every laptop or remote desktop and delivers security prompts and policies every time the user logs on to the computer. A log of the user response is kept for audit purposes and can be integrated into the MataCompliance Audit Management software that resides on the office domain.

The most impressive feature of MetaCompliance Policy Laptop™ is the enforcement functionality of the software. It has been designed for use in the real world. Here most staff are busy and unlikely to carry out additional compliance tasks such as logging on to a website and reading policies. MetaCompliance Policy Laptop™ ensures that the I.T Security policy or communication is placed front and center of the users work process. It can also, if required, enforce a response from the user to ensure that an audit is obtained.

User awareness of organisational compliance and IT Security programs is one of the toughest areas in which to demonstrate success. The problem stems from a lack of a structured awareness program which employs automation for deployment and enforcement of company communication. MetaCompliance Policy Laptop™ actively assists with the creation of a policy messaging approach that allows the organisation to ensure that all users are communicated to in an intelligent manner. This encourages awareness of controls and provides evidence of due care.

Benefits

• Encourage accountability in relation to computer asset protection.
• Demonstrate repeatable compliance.
• Deliver visibility of the Policy Lifecycle.
• Reduce management time and increase policy effectiveness.
• Enforce Policy activity and obtain user understanding.
• Audit trail allows update when reconnected.