New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM)
Chapter 14: Software security – New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM)

New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM) 14.1.12.C.01: 14.1.12.C.01 Characterise critical and high-risk servers

Agencies should: characterise every server whose function is critical to the agency or that is judged at high risk of compromise; hold the characterisation data securely away from the server in a way that preserves its integrity; refresh the characterisation after each legitimate system change through change control; as part of the ongoing audit schedule, compare stored against current characterisation to detect a compromise or a legitimate change that was completed incorrectly; where possible, perform characterisation from a trusted environment instead of the normal operating system; and handle any changes detected through the agency's information security incident management procedures.

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