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  1. Frameworks
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  3. >ARCHITECTURE
  4. >Implement Network Protections As An Element Of The Cybersecurity Architecture
  5. >AESCSF-ARCHITECTURE-2e
AESCSF-ARCHITECTURE-2eActive

Network protections incorporate the principles of least privilege and least functionality

Statement

Network protections incorporate the principles of least privilege and least functionality

Context and Guidance: Network segments should be designed to separate activities that present a greater risk to the organisation. For example, the administration of network infrastructure should be done on a separate management network that is restricted to only specific administrative accounts and uses stronger authentication techniques like multifactor authentication. Similarly, the organisation may restrict management of OT devices to specific workstations on the same logical network.

Related Practices • Progression: This practice is part of a practice progression. Practice progressions are groups of related practices that represent increasingly complete or more advanced implementations of an activity. The practices in this progression include: ARCHITECTURE-2a, ARCHITECTURE-2c, ARCHITECTURE-2e, ARCHITECTURE-2f, ARCHITECTURE-2g, ARCHITECTURE-2k.

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Domain
ARCHITECTURE
Objective
Implement Network Protections as an Element of the Cybersecurity Architecture

Practice Details

Identifier
AESCSF-ARCHITECTURE-2e
Type
Practice
Domain
ARCHITECTURE
Objective
Implement Network Protections as an Element of the Cybersecurity Architecture

Maturity Level

MIL-1MIL-2MIL-3

Security Profile

SP-1SP-2SP-3
ISM
ISM-0611relatedvia aescsf-reference
ISM-0616relatedvia aescsf-reference
C2M2
C2M2-ARCHITECTURE-2Eequivalentvia derived-shared-practice-structure
ISO 27001
ISO27001-7.1relatedvia aescsf-reference
ISO27001-7.2relatedvia aescsf-reference
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AESCSF-ARCHITECTURE-2aNetwork protections are implemented, at least in an ad hoc mannerAESCSF-ARCHITECTURE-2bThe organisation’s IT systems are separated from OT systems through segmentation, either through physical means or lo...AESCSF-ARCHITECTURE-2cNetwork protections are defined and enforced for selected asset types according to asset risk and priority (for examp...AESCSF-ARCHITECTURE-2dAssets that are important to the delivery of the function are logically or physically segmented into distinct securit...AESCSF-ARCHITECTURE-2eNetwork protections incorporate the principles of least privilege and least functionalityAESCSF-ARCHITECTURE-2fNetwork protections include monitoring, analysis, and control of network traffic for selected security zones (for exa...AESCSF-ARCHITECTURE-2gWeb traffic and email are monitored, analysed, and controlled (for example, malicious link blocking, suspicious downl...AESCSF-ARCHITECTURE-2hAll assets are segmented into distinct security zones based on cybersecurity requirementsAESCSF-ARCHITECTURE-2iSeparate networks are implemented, where warranted, that logically or physically segment assets into security zones w...AESCSF-ARCHITECTURE-2jOT systems are operationally independent from IT systems so that OT operations can be sustained during an outage of I...AESCSF-ARCHITECTURE-2kDevice connections to the network are controlled to ensure that only authorised devices can connect (for example, net...AESCSF-ARCHITECTURE-2lThe cybersecurity architecture enables the isolation of compromised assets