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PSPF Standards

PSPF Standards detail additional mandatory requirements for specific PSPF topics.

They are more granular and prescriptive than the PSPF Requirements.

Overview

The Australian Government Security Caveat Standard details:

  • the security caveats used by the Australian Government
  • mandatory requirements for the handling of security-caveated information.

Government personnel can access the Australia Government Security Caveat Standard on the Protective Security Policy GovTEAMS community.

GovTEAMS

The Australian Government Commonwealth Technology Standard (CTS) details mandatory requirements for products, applications, and web services used by Australian Government entities.

Government personnel can access the CTS on the Protective Security Policy GovTEAMS community.

GovTEAMS

Overview

The Australian Government Email Protective Marking Standard details the mandatory requirements for applying protective markings or security classification to emails.

This applies to emails exchanged:

  • within Australian Government entities
  • between Australian Government entities
  • with authorised parties, including authorised non-government entities and foreign partners, where a formal agreement or arrangement has been established.

Read the Australian Government Email Protective Marking Standard

Overview

The Australian Government Personnel Security Adjudicative Standard supports Authorised Vetting Agencies to assess a person’s suitability to hold a Baseline, Negative Vetting 1, Negative Vetting 2 or Positive Vetting by assessing the individual against common risk factor areas.

Read the Australian Government Personnel Security Adjudicative Standard

Overview

The Australian Government Gateways Security Standard details mandatory requirements for Australian Government gateways to protect the boundary between the internet and government networks.

Read the Australian Government Gateway Security Standard

The Australian Government Systems of Government Significance Standard details the mandatory requirements for protecting systems or services declared as Systems of Government Significance.

Government personnel can access the standard on the Protective Security Policy GovTEAMS community.

GovTEAMS