IT Baseline Protection Manual - The Information Warfare Site

Safeguard Catalogue - Communications Remarks
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S 6.15 Agreements with suppliers
Initiation responsibility: Head of IT Section; Head of Procurement
Section
Implementation responsibility: Head of Procurement Section
When purchasing IT products, the IT operator is faced with the need to plan
replacement procurement measures. Particularly important points to be
considered in the purchasing process are; a guarantee for the supply of
replacement goods provided by the manufacturer or supplier; delivery of spare
parts, guaranteed periods of delivery, the warranty period in case of any
emerging defects, and the support offered.
Contracts of hire, or leasing contracts, must cover provisions for damagepreventing
repairs and the requirements regarding the elimination of
malfunctions or damage.
As opposed to the purchase of IT products, hiring or leasing of such products
already covers provisions by the lessor against a variety of risks. As a rule, a
lessor will take out a fire insurance for the rented IT products, which will be
partly paid for by the hirer/lessee under the contract of hire. Thus, when
renting or leasing IT products, attention must be paid to those items for which
no insurance coverage is provided under the contract.
Additional controls:
- Have agreements with suppliers been concluded for central IT
components?
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IT-Baseline Protection Manual: Oktober 2000