Subjects covered include fire sealing of routes, selection of appropriate types of cables and documentation of cabling. The Office module covers all the safeguards to be observed in connection with the use of IT in an office. Subjects covered include closed windows and doors and supervision of visitors and contractors. If a room is used to accommodate data media archives, certain requirements for IT security must be adhered to. These are presented in the form of safeguards for IT baseline protection.
Subjects covered include hand-held fire extinguishers, use of safety doors and smoking bans.
It is also necessary to take certain IT security measures in rooms where technical infrastructure is installed, for instance the PTT cable entry room, distributor room and low-voltage distribution room. These are specified in this section. If necessary, a special server cabinet can be used as an alternative to a server room. The necessary procedures for obtaining, siting and using a secure cabinet are described in this module. This module describes the measures required to set up a telecommuting workstation with an appropriate security standard in such a way that it can be used for official tasks.