TITLE III CYBERSECURITY CERTIFICATION FRAMEWORK

to protect stored, transmitted or otherwise processed data against accidental or unauthorised storage, processing, access or disclosure during the entire life cycle of the ICT product, ICT service or ICT process;

to protect stored, transmitted or otherwise processed data against accidental or unauthorised destruction, loss or alteration or lack of availability during the entire life cycle of the ICT product, ICT service or ICT process;

that authorised persons, programs or machines are able only to access the data, services or functions to which their access rights refer;

to identify and document known dependencies and vulnerabilities;

to record which data, services or functions have been accessed, used or otherwise processed, at what times and by whom;

to make it possible to check which data, services or functions have been accessed, used or otherwise processed, at what times and by whom;

to verify that ICT products, ICT services and ICT processes do not contain known vulnerabilities;

to restore the availability and access to data, services and functions in a timely manner in the event of a physical or technical incident;

that ICT products, ICT services and ICT processes are secure by default and by design;

that ICT products, ICT services and ICT processes are provided with up-to-date software and hardware that do not contain publicly known vulnerabilities, and are provided with mechanisms for secure updates.

that the managed security services are provided with the requisite competence, expertise and experience, including that the staff tasked with providing those services have a sufficient and appropriate level of technical knowledge and competence in the specific field, sufficient and appropriate experience, and the highest degree of professional integrity;

that the provider has appropriate internal procedures in place to ensure that the managed security services are provided at a sufficient and appropriate level of quality at all times;

that data accessed, stored, transmitted or otherwise processed in relation to the provision of managed security services are protected against accidental or unauthorised access, storage, disclosure, destruction, other processing, or loss or alteration or lack of availability;

that the availability of, and access to, data, services and functions is restored in a timely manner in the event of a physical or technical incident;

that authorised persons, programs or machines are able to access only the data, services or functions to which their access rights refer;

that a record is kept and is available for assessment, of the data, services or functions that have been accessed, used or otherwise processed, at what times and by whom;

that the ICT products, ICT services and ICT processes deployed in the provision of the managed security services are secure by design and by default and, where applicable, include the latest security updates and do not contain publicly known vulnerabilities.