Information security policies are the cornerstone of a sound security operation. They set the boundaries - define the minimum requirements for the organization. As such, it is essential that your policies are of the highest quality.
RUSECURE
The RUsecure Information Security Policies are widely recognized for their quality and flexibility. They not only have are significant advantage of being cross referenced with the ISO17799 international security standard, but are in use in over 40 countries across the world (and so are well and truly tried and tested).
In addition, they include explanatory notes providing background for each policy, and detail some of the key information security issues which should be considered when implementing the policies.
The policies are provided in both PDF and MS-Word format. The latter of course enables full tailoring, or perhaps the inclusion of additional or local issues.