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In a matter of seconds, generative artificial intelligence (AI) can draft a reasonably passable information security policy for an organization. The policy will look much like the thousands of publicly available policies found on the Internet. It will likely contain the generally accepted elements of a mature information security program: risk assessment, a categorical listing of primary security controls, a section on incident response, and further sections on employee obligations and training.

The policy will likely also contain a placeholder, such as "[Company Name]," where the organization should, at minimum, customize the policy to reflect that it has been evaluated, approved, and adopted by organization. There is risk in such ease of access to prefabricated policies, however.

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