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12.6: Use of Secure Network Management and Communication Protocols

Requirement description

Use secure network management and communication protocols (e.g., 802.1X, Wi-Fi Protected Access
2 (WPA2) Enterprise or greater).

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CIS 18 controls

12.6: Use of Secure Network Management and Communication Protocols

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Using of secure communication protocols and network management
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Technical cyber security
Network security
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12.6: Use of Secure Network Management and Communication Protocols
CIS 18
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Using of secure communication protocols and network management
1. Task description

The organization protects wireless connections by securing the network with strong encryption keys and using protocols like WPA2 Enterprise to ensure encrypted traffic to network routers.

For secure access control, technical identification of end devices using 802.1X is required before network access, preventing unauthorized connections unless physically restricted.

Standard templates for secure configurations are defined, maintaining security features such as access controls throughout the device and network lifecycle, thereby supporting the implementation of secure protocols like 802.1X and WPA2 Enterprise.

Network areas and structurally secure network design
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Technical cyber security
Network security
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13.1.3: Segregation in networks
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PR.AC-5: Network integrity
NIST
8.22: Segregation of networks
ISO 27001
ARCHITECTURE-2: Implement Network Protections as an Element of the Cybersecurity Architecture
C2M2
CC6.6: Logical access security measures against threats from sources outside system boundries
SOC 2
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Network areas and structurally secure network design
1. Task description

An owner is defined for an organization's networks. The owner is responsible for planning the structure of the network and documenting it.

Separate network areas are used in network design as needed. Domain areas can be defined by e.g.:

  • trust level (eg public, workstations, server)
  • organizational units (eg HR, financial management)
  • or by some combination (for example, a server domain that is connected to multiple organizational units)

Separation can be implemented either with physically separate networks or with logically separate networks.

Protection of wireless connections
Critical
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Technical cyber security
Network security
13
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I05: Langattomat verkot
Katakri
13.1.2: Security of network services
ISO 27001
PR.PT-4: Communications and control networks
NIST
TEK-05: Langaton tiedonsiirto
Julkri
8.21: Security of network services
ISO 27001
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Protection of wireless connections
1. Task description

The use of the wireless network is secured with sufficient keys and the connection traffic to the network router is encrypted. The wireless network for guest use is isolated from the company's own internal network.

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