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Establish and maintain security classifications for network cabling.


CONTROL ID
08627
CONTROL TYPE
Establish/Maintain Documentation
CLASSIFICATION
Preventive

SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTED CONTROLS



This Control directly supports the implied Control(s):
  • Install and protect network cabling., CC ID: 08624

This Control has the following implementation support Control(s):
  • Label conduit according to security classification of data being carried over the network cable inside the conduit., CC ID: 08630


SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH



  • The organization should install cables to comply with the system color codes for cables: secret systems use pink cables; confidential systems use green cables; protected systems use blue cables; and unclassified (dissemination limiting marker) systems use black or grey cables. (Control: 0926, Australian Government Information Security Manual: Controls)
  • The organization must comply with the system color cable requirements in top secret areas: top secret systems use red cables; secret systems use pink cables; confidential systems use green cables; protected systems use blue cables; and unclassified (dissemination limiting marker) systems use black o… (Control: 0186, Australian Government Information Security Manual: Controls)
  • The organization must not deviate from the approved cable group combinations: unclassified (dissemination limiting marker) systems and protected systems are approved as group 1; confidential systems and secret systems are approved as group 2; and top secret systems are approved as group 3. (Control: 0187, Australian Government Information Security Manual: Controls)