New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM)

Chapter 21: Distributed Working – New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM)

New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM) 21.4.10.C.14: 21.4.10.C.14 User duty for firewall, anti-malware and patching

Individuals must be responsible for installing and maintaining any mandated BYOD firewalls and anti-malware software, and for applying operating system updates and patches to their device.

Maintained by Gerard BlokdykVerified against the published standard 31 May 2026Control text last updated 21 May 2026

Other controls in Chapter 21: Distributed Working – New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM)

21.1.10.C.01 21.1.10.C.01 Policy for mobile device use
21.1.10.C.02 21.1.10.C.02 No TOP SECRET on mobile devices without GCSB approval
21.1.10.C.03 21.1.10.C.03 Deploy a Mobile Device Management solution
21.1.11.C.01 21.1.11.C.01 Tell staff the classification limits for mobile use
21.1.11.C.02 21.1.11.C.02 Avoid paging, SMS and MMS for sensitive traffic
21.1.12.C.01 21.1.12.C.01 Apply BYOD controls to non-agency devices
21.1.13.C.01 21.1.13.C.01 Handle unencrypted-to-lower devices as classified assets
21.1.13.C.02 21.1.13.C.02 Keep encryption access codes away from the device

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