Industry Security Notice (ISN)
A list of Industry Security Notices (ISNs) for defence personnel to highlight security changes or information.
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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- ‘ISN 2011/02: incident report’ has been superseded by ‘2011/07: incident reporting’
- ‘ISN 2011/03: Nato personnel security clearances’ has been superseded by ‘2014/03: Procedure for UK contractors to obtain Nato personnel security clearances’
Last updated 24 March 2022 + show all updates
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Added: Personnel Security Requirements – Aftercare Responsibilities Related to Providing Accommodation to Foreign Nationals.
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Added: Industry Supplier Guidance on DEFCON 658 (Flow - Down) – Amended.
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Addition of: Cyber Security Model – Interim Process in support of DEFCON 658.
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Addition of: Industry Personnel Security Assurance.
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Updated: ISN Encryption Of MODII At Rest.
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Added: Compliance with Cyber Security Requirements from Other Nations and Encryption Of MODII At Rest.
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Added: Advice on completing the 2021 United Kingdom Census.
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Added: Exchange of Classified Information with the European Union.
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Addition of: Canada/UK industrial security arrangement - Arrangements for the Handling and Transmission of Classified and Protected Information.
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Addition of: ISN Supplier Guidance on renewal of the Supplier Assurance Questionnaire under DEFCON 658 (Cyber).
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Addition of: List V - Industry Personnel Security Assurance.
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Addition of: Encryption Of MODII At Rest.
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Industry security notice regarding cyber security model and cyber essentials plus certification during COVID-19 isolation added.
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Added the Clarification on requirements for remote working with MOD material, ISN 2020/01.
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Added Update to the Defence Cyber Protection Partnership’s (DCPP) Risk Assessment and Supplier Assurance Questionnaires.
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Updated Australia-UK security arrangement: Arrangements for the handling and transmission of defence classified information which has been amended.
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Added: Australia-UK Security Arrangement: Arrangements for the Handling and Transmission of Defence Classified Information
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Added Ongoing personnel security requirements for defence contractors - Aftercare responsibilities.
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Updated Interpretation of US DFARS clauses in relation to CDI and cyber reporting.
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Added Interpretation of US DFARS Clauses in relation to CDI and Cyber Reporting (ISN 2018/04).
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Added Introduction of Verify to the Cyber Security Model and Risk Management Guidance.
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Added Encryption of removable storage media holding MOD data ISN.
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Added ISN 01/18 DART – Risk Balance Case Process.
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Added Release of UK OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE and equivalent third party classified material to foreign non-government recipients.
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Added Encryption of removable storage media holding MOD data.
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Added ISN 03/2017: Requirement to report security incidents affecting MOD material to the MOD
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Added Industry supplier guidance on DEFCON 658 (ISN 2017/06) that replaces an earlier version of the guide (ISN 2017/05).
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Added Industry supplier guidance on DEFCON 658 (flow-down) ISN 2017/05.
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Added industry supplier guidance on DEFCON 658 (cyber).
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Added ISN 2017/02 Defence industry WARP CANNEL state notification
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Added MOD ICT security accreditation and the defence assurance risk tool (DART).
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Updated: Definition of MOD Identifiable Information
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Added: Definition of MOD Identifiable Information
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Added ISN 2016/04 key email address changes for the Ministry of Defence
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Added new ISN 2016/03.
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Added new Industry security notice ISN 2016/02.
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Added ISN 2016/01.
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Added ISN 2015/05.
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Added new ISN 2015/04.
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Removed out of date notices.
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Added ISN 2015/03: Guidance on Security Technology at OFFICIAL.
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Added ISN 2015/02: Introduction of the electronic private venture security grading and exhibition clearance processes on SPIRE.
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Replaced ISN 2015-01 Marking of MOD Commercial Information with amended version.
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Added ISN 2015/01: Marking of MOD commercial information.
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Added new ISN 2014/06
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Added ISN 2014/05.
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Added ISN 2014/04: Farnborough International Air Show 2014: exhibition clearances
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Replaced Government Security Classification Scheme with the updated April 2014 file.
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Removed 2011/03 which was superseded by 2014/03. Added 2014/02 and 2014/03.
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Added ISN 2014/01: Government Security Classification Scheme
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