Why, what and how – A practical guide to implementing an AUP

Why, what and how – A practical guide to implementing an AUP

The Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is the bedrock of any organisation’s management of employee use of corporate IT systems, however many companies are unsure how to create and effectively implement an AUP.

A common failing is that organisations feel that they have “fixed” the problem of IT misuse simply by drafting an AUP. This AUP may then gather dust on the shelf, while the company, its employees and the risks that the business faces, all change.

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What are your biggest concerns around employee use of IT systems?
 Employee misuse of email systems
 Employee misuse of the internet
 Legal risks to the company from IT misuse
 Enforcing an AUP through technical solutions
 None of the above
When do you plan to resolve this?
 Immediately, this is something I’d like to solve ASAP (0-3 months)
 It is an issue, but we have other more pressing projects (3-6 months)
 It is something we plan to solve, but not in the short term (6-12 months)
 It is not something we are planing to look at
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