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BSI IT-Grundschutz

BSI Standard 200-1/2/3 + Compendium - baseline, standard, high protection requirements.

BSI Standard 200-1/2/3 + Compendium - baseline, standard, high protection requirements.

Short nameGrundschutz
RegionEurope
Country or scopeGermany
SectorGovernment
In your workspaceOn unless you switch it off in Compliance › Manage.

How Safeguard covers Grundschutz

  • Scan requirements: 6, all decided by a scan.
  • Controls: the scan requirements below, plus 12 controls from Safeguard's control catalog for Grundschutz.
  • Automated tests: none map to it directly. You can link any automated test to its controls yourself (how).
  • Policy templates: 23: 1 written for Grundschutz and 22 from the standard set.

How each kind of coverage works, and what the readiness score counts: Compliance frameworks.

What a scan checks

Each scan of a product checks these 6 requirements against what the scan found, including the product's software inventory (SBOM).

RequirementWhat Safeguard checksDecided by
DE-BSI-200-2-SA Structure Analysis InventoryThe Grundschutz methodology begins with a structure analysis capturing all applications, IT systems and their dependencies, so every software component must be inventoried (BSI-Standard 200-2, structure analysis phase)Scan
DE-BSI-200-3-ID Risk Analysis Target ObjectsRisk analysis requires unambiguously identified target objects so threats can be mapped to them, which means components need machine-resolvable identifiers (BSI-Standard 200-3)Scan
DE-BSI-OPS113 Patch and Change ManagementPatch and change management requires knowing the exact version of every deployed software component so updates and security patches can be planned and verified (IT-Grundschutz Compendium module OPS.1.1.3 Patch- und Änderungsmanagement)Scan
DE-BSI-CON8 Secure Software Development SourcingSecure development requires that third-party and open-source components are obtained from trustworthy sources and their integrity verified, evidenced by cryptographic hashes (IT-Grundschutz Compendium module CON.8 Software-Entwicklung)Scan
DE-BSI-APP6 Software Approval and DocumentationGeneral software use requires an approval process and documented software inventory, so components must be fully described with both name and version (IT-Grundschutz Compendium module APP.6 Allgemeine Software)Scan
DE-BSI-OPS2-OUT Outsourcing and Supplier ControlWhen IT operation or development is outsourced, the responsible organisation must retain oversight of suppliers, which requires the supplier of each software component to be named (IT-Grundschutz Compendium outsourcing modules, OPS.2.x)Scan

More controls in the catalog

The framework's Controls tab lists its scan requirements and these controls from Safeguard's control catalog. Evidence them with automated tests, uploaded evidence, policies or an attestation.

ControlName
BSI-200-1-ISMSInformation Security Management System (Standard 200-1)
BSI-200-2-MethodologyIT-Grundschutz Methodology (Standard 200-2)
BSI-200-3-RiskAnalysisRisk Analysis (Standard 200-3)
BSI-ISMS-ModuleISMS Compendium Module
BSI-ORP-ModuleOrganisation and Personnel (ORP Module)
BSI-CON-ModuleConcepts and Procedures (CON Module)
BSI-OPS-ModuleOperations (OPS Module)
BSI-NET-ModuleNetworks and Communications (NET Module)
BSI-SYS-ModuleIT Systems (SYS Module)
BSI-APP-ModuleApplications (APP Module)
BSI-IND-ModuleIndustrial IT (IND Module)
BSI-ProtectionNeedsProtection Needs Assessment

Policy templates

Written for Grundschutz:

  • BSI Grundschutz Information Security Manual

And 22 from the standard set, adapted to Grundschutz.

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