IT Baseline Protection Manual - The Information Warfare Site

Networked Systems
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3. Reliable operation of a network
- Segmentation of a network (refer to S 5.61 Suitable physical segmentation and S 5.62
Suitable logical segmentation)
- Use of a network management software package (refer to S 2.145 Requirements for a
network management tool and S 2.146 Reliable operation of a network management system)
- Auditing of a network (refer to S 4.81 Auditing and logging of activities in a network and S
2.64 Checking the log files)
4. Contingency planning
- Redundant arrangement of network components (refer to S 6.53 Redundant arrangement of
network components)
- Backup of configuration files (refer to S 6.52 Regular backup of configuration data of active
network components and S 6.22 Sporadic checks of the restorability of backups)
The complete package of safeguards for the area of heterogeneous networks is presented in the
following; this package includes measures of a fundamental nature which need to be noted in addition
to the measures described above.
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IT-Baseline Protection Manual: Otober 2000