A one-page clear desk and clear screen policy template with the key controls set out as a simple list.
This policy template is supplied in fully editable MS Word format and can be easily customised and edited. The document uses pre-defined style formatting throughout, with all text in Calibri font for improved readability.
The following document labelling is included in the footer:
- Policy number and title
- Information-classification
- Version
- Page number / total pages
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Clear Desk and Clear Screen Policy Template
A clear desk and clear screen policy template covering company workstations and IT facilities, and any other facilities used for company work, so that paper documents and information on screen cannot be seen or taken by unauthorised people.
The policy has Approved By and Date Approved fields and carries a Public information classification, so it can be shared with workers, clients and other interested parties.
What the Clear Desk and Clear Screen Policy Covers
- Clear desks - confidential paperwork locked away when away from the desk for an extended period, and desks cleared at the end of the day
- Public areas - confidential information kept secure at all times when working in a public area
- Handheld devices and removable storage - encrypted and secured, or locked away when unattended, where they hold or give access to confidential information
- Clear screens - computers locked when left unattended, and confidential information not viewed where unauthorised people could see it
- Printing and disposal - printing collected straight away, and confidential paper shredded or put in confidential waste
Checked Against Cyber Essentials
The IT policies in the range have been checked against the Cyber Essentials requirements, so their rules on passwords, devices, access and updates do not contradict what a Cyber Essentials assessment asks for.
Using the Policy
Add your company name and logo, check each commitment matches what your organisation does and edit any that do not, then approve and date the policy and share it with workers and anyone else who needs to see it.
Who Needs a Clear Desk Policy?
Any organisation handling confidential or personal information on paper or on screen, and organisations working to ISO 27001, where clear desk and clear screen is one of the Annex A controls.
Included in the ISO 27001 Toolkit
This policy is part of the ISO 27001 Toolkit and every alphaZ ISO toolkit that covers ISO 27001.
Works with the Information Security Policy Procedure
The same policy is included as the Clear Desk / Clear Screen Policy section of the PP-8-100 Information Security Policy Procedure, which is complete without the standalone file. This standalone policy is for organisations that want it as a separate document they can share.
Document Control
The footer carries the policy number and title, information classification, version and page numbers, and the approval fields record who approved the policy and when, so it can be controlled with the rest of your management system documents and listed on a document register such as the F-IMS20 Document Register.
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