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Policy 7230A - Department of Administration

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5.2. Systems Protection<br />

No applicable Non-Mandatory Baselines.<br />

o Very Low risk constitutes low likelihood and low<br />

impact. Risks <strong>of</strong> this nature do not need to be<br />

mitigated.<br />

• Mitigate risks that are determined to have a significant<br />

enough risk factor as to impact the implementation <strong>of</strong> the<br />

change.<br />

5.3. Data/Media Protection<br />

The following are the Non-Mandatory Baselines that support the Data/Media<br />

Protection section <strong>of</strong> the Default Security Requirements:<br />

5.3.1. Securely Handle Data and Media<br />

Agencies should protect data while it is in system, both in storage and use, as<br />

well as out <strong>of</strong> system in media, in both storage and transit:<br />

5.3.1.a Transmission Configuration<br />

• Where possible, encrypted tunnels should be used for all<br />

electronic data transmissions.<br />

• Where encrypted tunnels cannot be used for electronic data<br />

transmissions, data should be directly encrypted prior to<br />

transmission.<br />

• Message digest hashes should be created and supplied for all<br />

electronic data transmissions.<br />

5.3.1.b Data Input Validation<br />

• Data should only be input by those with appropriate accounts<br />

and account permissions.<br />

• Data should only be input according to established syntax<br />

parameters.<br />

• Inputted data should be checked for accuracy, authenticity,<br />

completeness and validity by the system.<br />

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