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INM 9475-ETG Rev 1
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 9475
Gigabit Media converter 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 9475
Gigabit Media converter 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 9475 Gigabit Media
Converter.
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 9475 Gigabit Media
Converter be adequately protected through the
deployment of organizational security practices.
