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INM 9476-ETG Rev 2
Category
Description
Secure Maintenance
Best Practices
Update device firmware prior to putting the
device into production. Thereafter, apply firmware
updates and soft- ware patches regularly.
Eaton publishes patches and updates for its
products to protect them against vulnerabilities
that are discovered. Eaton encourages customers
to maintain a consistent process to promptly
monitor for and install new firmware updates.
Please check Eaton’s cybersecurity website for
information bulletins about available firmware and
software updates. New firmware for The 9476
Gigabit Switch will be available on the products
page on the Eaton website
Business Continuity
/ Cybersecurity
Disaster Recovery
Plan for Business Continuity/Cybersecurity
Disaster Recovery
Eaton recommends incorporating The 9476 Gigabit
Switch into the organization’s business continuity
and disaster recovery plans. Organizations should
establish a Business Continuity Plan and a Disaster
Recovery Plan and should periodically review and,
where possible, exercise these plans. As part of
the plan, important system | device data should be
backed up and securely stored, including:
Updated firmware for The 9476 Gigabit Switch.
Make it a part of standard operating procedure
to update the backup copy as soon as the latest
firmware is updated.
The current configuration.
Documentation of the current permissions /
access controls, if not backed up as part of the
configuration.
The following section describes the details of
failures states and backup functions:
Sensitive
Information
Disclosure
Eaton recommends that sensitive information (i.e.
connectivity, log data, personal information) that
may be stored by The 9476 Gigabit Switch be
adequately protected through the deployment of
organizational security practices.