Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Circular
NPD would highlight that the most applicable of these documents is the “Network Code of Connection”. This
governs the connection of the NPS network to external networks, the requirements for the use of shared building
infrastructure with other agencies and the requirements for the connection of locally or third-party managed
systems to the STEPS network.
It explains the requirements for notifying and consulting with NOMS OIS (formerly NPD IMTU) and the
requirements for security controls and IT Security healthchecks.
Technical standards have been classified RESTRICTED in those cases where they could be of clear benefit to an
external attacker who is attempting to circumvent security controls.