Guidance

Industry Security Notice (ISN)

From:
Ministry of Defence
Part of:
Industry Security Notices (ISN)
Published:
7 September 2010
Last updated:
15 December 2017, see all updates

A list of Industry Security Notices (ISNs) for defence personnel to highlight security changes or information.

Documents

Encryption of removable storage media holding MOD data

Ref: ISN 2017/08 PDF, 171KB, 8 pages

Industry supplier guidance on DEFCON 658 (flow-down)

Ref: ISN 2017/06 PDF, 301KB

Industry supplier guidance on DEFCON 658 (cyber)

Ref: ISN 2017/04 PDF, 101KB

Requirement to report security incidents affecting MOD material to the MOD

Ref: ISN 2017/03 PDF, 70.1KB, 3 pages

Defence industry WARP CANNEL state notification

Ref: 2017/02 PDF, 332KB

MOD ICT security accreditation and the defence assurance risk tool (DART)

Ref: ISN2017/01 PDF, 163KB

Definition of MOD Identifiable Information

Ref: ISN 2016/05 PDF, 51.2KB

Key email address changes for the Ministry of Defence

Ref: ISN 2016/04 PDF, 56.1KB

Introduction of the National Security Vetting Solution (NSVS)

Ref: ISN 2016/03 PDF, 245KB

MOD basic grade messaging (email) address routing changes

Ref: ISN 2016/02 PDF, 36.7KB

MOD implementation of cyber essentials scheme

Ref: ISN 2016/01 PDF, 35.8KB

Government security classification scheme: update

Ref: ISN 2015/05 PDF, 43.5KB

New arrangements for DV (developed vetting) interviews

Ref: ISN 2015/04 PDF, 31.8KB

Guidance on securing technology at OFFICIAL

Ref: ISN 2015/03 PDF, 31.3KB

Introduction of the electronic private venture security grading and exhibition clearance processes on SPIRE

Ref: ISN 2015/02 PDF, 42.7KB

Marking of MOD commercial information

Ref: ISN 2015/01 PDF, 62.2KB, 2 pages

Notification of future change to the private venture security grading and exhibition clearance processes

Ref: ISN 2014/06 PDF, 42KB, 1 page

Government Security Classification Scheme

Ref: ISN 2014/05 PDF, 151KB

Procedure for UK contractors to obtain Nato personnel security clearances (supersedes ISN 2011/03)

Ref: ISN 2014/03 PDF, 89KB, 4 pages

Requirement to report security incidents affecting MOD material to the MOD

Ref: ISN 2014/02 PDF, 77.4KB, 3 pages

Government Security Classification Scheme (updated April 2014)

Ref: ISN 2014/01 PDF, 749KB, 29 pages

Ongoing personnel security requirements for defence contractors: aftercare responsibilities

Ref: ISN 2012/03 PDF, 195KB

Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty (DTCT)

Ref: ISN 2012/01 PDF, 199KB

Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty (DTCT): application form

Ref: ISN 2012/01 Annex A PDF, 838KB, 11 pages

Incident reporting (supersedes ISN 2011/02: incident report)

Ref: ISN 2011/07 PDF, 195KB

Advice on providing national security vetting (NSV) details to non-governmental organisations

Ref: ISN 2011/06 PDF, 176KB

National security vetting and government contracting policy

Ref: ISN 2011/04 PDF, 173KB

Social networking

Ref: ISN 2011/01 PDF, 200KB

Policy to protect portable information and communications technology (ICT) devices and media

Ref: ISN 2010/04 PDF, 242KB, 5 pages

National security vetting and government contracting policy

Ref: ISN 2010/03 PDF, 188KB, 2 pages

Personal data handling

Ref: ISN 2010/01 PDF, 197KB, 23 pages

Details

A Industry Security Notice (ISN) is an official document that tells people in industry about important instructions, guidance or other information relating to security.

Important notice

  • ‘ISN 2014/04 Farnborough International Air Show 2014: exhibition clearances’ has been removed
  • ‘ISN 2014/01: Government Security Classification Scheme’ updated April 2014
  • ‘ISN 2011/05 Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEi) 2011: exhibition clearances’ has been removed
  • ‘ISN 2011/02: incident report’ has been superseded by ‘2011/07: incident reporting’
  • ‘ISN 2011/03: Nato personnel security clearances’ has been superseded by ‘2014/03: Procedure for UK contractors to obtain Nato personnel security clearances’

Document information

Published: 7 September 2010

Updated: 15 December 2017

+ full page history

  1. Added Encryption of removable storage media holding MOD data.
  2. Added ISN 03/2017: Requirement to report security incidents affecting MOD material to the MOD
  3. Added Industry supplier guidance on DEFCON 658 (ISN 2017/06) that replaces an earlier version of the guide (ISN 2017/05).
  4. Added Industry supplier guidance on DEFCON 658 (flow-down) ISN 2017/05.
  5. Added industry supplier guidance on DEFCON 658 (cyber).
  6. Added ISN 2017/02 Defence industry WARP CANNEL state notification
  7. Added MOD ICT security accreditation and the defence assurance risk tool (DART).
  8. Updated: Definition of MOD Identifiable Information
  9. Added: Definition of MOD Identifiable Information
  10. Added ISN 2016/04 key email address changes for the Ministry of Defence
  11. Added new ISN 2016/03.
  12. Added new Industry security notice ISN 2016/02.
  13. Added ISN 2016/01.
  14. Added ISN 2015/05.
  15. Added new ISN 2015/04.
  16. Removed out of date notices.
  17. Added ISN 2015/03: Guidance on Security Technology at OFFICIAL.
  18. Added ISN 2015/02: Introduction of the electronic private venture security grading and exhibition clearance processes on SPIRE.
  19. Replaced ISN 2015-01 Marking of MOD Commercial Information with amended version.
  20. Added ISN 2015/01: Marking of MOD commercial information.
  21. Added new ISN 2014/06
  22. Added ISN 2014/05.
  23. Added ISN 2014/04: Farnborough International Air Show 2014: exhibition clearances
  24. Replaced Government Security Classification Scheme with the updated April 2014 file.
  25. Removed 2011/03 which was superseded by 2014/03. Added 2014/02 and 2014/03.
  26. Added ISN 2014/01: Government Security Classification Scheme
  27. First published.

From: Ministry of Defence

Part of: Industry Security Notices (ISN)