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Label each end of a network cable run.


CONTROL ID
08632
CONTROL TYPE
Physical and Environmental Protection
CLASSIFICATION
Preventive

SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTED CONTROLS



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

There are no implementation support Controls.


SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH



  • destination (Security Control: 0208; Revision: 5; Bullet 5, Australian Government Information Security Manual, March 2021)
  • source (Security Control: 0208; Revision: 5; Bullet 4, Australian Government Information Security Manual, March 2021)
  • Cables are labelled at each end with sufficient source and destination details to enable the physical identification and inspection of the cable. (Security Control: 1096; Revision: 2, Australian Government Information Security Manual, March 2021)
  • Cables for foreign systems installed in Australian facilities are labelled at inspection points. (Security Control: 1640; Revision: 0, Australian Government Information Security Manual, March 2021)
  • Cables are labelled at each end with sufficient source and destination details to enable the physical identification and inspection of the cable. (Control: ISM-1096; Revision: 2, Australian Government Information Security Manual, June 2023)
  • Cables for foreign systems installed in Australian facilities are labelled at inspection points. (Control: ISM-1640; Revision: 0, Australian Government Information Security Manual, June 2023)
  • Building management cables are labelled with their purpose in black writing on a yellow background, with a minimum size of 2.5 cm x 1 cm, and attached at five-metre intervals. (Control: ISM-1639; Revision: 0, Australian Government Information Security Manual, June 2023)
  • SECRET and TOP SECRET cables with non-conformant cable colouring are both banded with the appropriate colour and labelled at inspection points. (Control: ISM-1216; Revision: 3, Australian Government Information Security Manual, June 2023)
  • Cables are labelled at each end with sufficient source and destination details to enable the physical identification and inspection of the cable. (Control: ISM-1096; Revision: 2, Australian Government Information Security Manual, September 2023)
  • Cables for foreign systems installed in Australian facilities are labelled at inspection points. (Control: ISM-1640; Revision: 0, Australian Government Information Security Manual, September 2023)
  • Building management cables are labelled with their purpose in black writing on a yellow background, with a minimum size of 2.5 cm x 1 cm, and attached at five-metre intervals. (Control: ISM-1639; Revision: 0, Australian Government Information Security Manual, September 2023)
  • SECRET and TOP SECRET cables with non-conformant cable colouring are both banded with the appropriate colour and labelled at inspection points. (Control: ISM-1216; Revision: 3, Australian Government Information Security Manual, September 2023)
  • The organization should label the cables at each end with enough detail about the source and destination to enable the physical identification and inspection of the cable for cabling that is classified below top secret. (Control: 1096, Australian Government Information Security Manual: Controls)
  • The organization must label the cables at each end with enough detail about the source and destination to enable the physical identification and inspection of the cable for top secret cabling. (Control: 0207, Australian Government Information Security Manual: Controls)
  • Cabling design and implementation for the control network should be addressed in the cybersecurity plan. Unshielded twisted pair communications cable, while acceptable for the office environment, is generally not suitable for the plant environment due to its susceptibility to interference from magne… (§ 6.2.11.3 ICS-specific Recommendations and Guidance ¶ 1, Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security, Revision 2)