IT Baseline Protection Manual - The Information Warfare Site

Safeguard Catalogue - Hardware & Software Remarks
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Fast storage
Most word processing programs provide a fast-storage function which, instead
of saving an entire document, only saves changes made to it since it was last
saved in its entirety. This procedure thus takes less time than a full storage.
However, a full storage requires less hard-disk space than a fast storage. The
main disadvantage of performing a fast storage is that the file might contain
text fragments which should have been eliminated during the process of
reworking. For this reason, the fast-storage option should, in principle, remain
deactivated.
If a user nevertheless decides to make use of the fast-storage option, he/she
should always perform a full storage in the following situations:
- Once editing of document has been completed
- Before a further application requiring a large amount of memory is
activated
- Before the text document is transferred to another application
- Before the document is converted into a different file format
- Before the document is dispatched via e-mail or transferred via a data
medium
Additional controls:
- Have users been informed about the threats posed by residual information
in files?
- Are users aware of the potential threats arising from the use of fast-storage
options?
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IT-Baseline Protection Manual: Oktober 2000