Australian Marking & Classification Requirements

Email Protective Marking Standard

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The Email Protective Marking Standard for the Australian Government formalizes the use of email classification by mandating the use and format of protective markings for all email messages exchanged within and between Australian Government agencies. Protective markings are used to convey the protection requirements for information contained in a message and use the classification system defined in the Australian Government Information Security Management Protocol.

The Australian Government has release version 2011.1 of its Email Protective Marking Standard (EPMS). TITUS Message Classification versions 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5 will provide full support for the 2011.1 EPMS. It will allow agencies to interpret messages from both the previous 2005.6 and the new 2011.1 standard

This new release will allow Australian customers to:

1. Read and write protective markings compliant with the Australian Government's 2011.1 Email Protective Marking Standard
2. Read and write security classifications to subject line in the specified format
3. Read and write security classification in the specified x-header format
4. Allow the use of new Caveat or Dissemination Limiting Markers.

TITUS Message Classification supports the requirements of the standard. This easy to use solution allows Australian government agencies to comply with these policies and also enables agencies to force their users to apply markings and classify their information before sending any electronic mail. The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) guidelines and Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) policies formalizing the use of BlackBerrys in government require compliance with the email protective marking standard. Australian government customers can now deploy BlackBerry classification and the TITUS software on the desktop with the confidence that the platforms will interoperate seamlessly. By allowing users to classify e-mails, customers are able to introduce BlackBerry devices while protecting information in compliance with AGIMO rules, the Attorney-General's Protective Security Manual regulations, and DSD's ACSI33.

TITUS Classification for Microsoft Office enables Australian government agencies to comply with these policies by allowing agencies to force their users to apply markings and classify their Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents before being saved or printed. TITUS Classification for Microsoft Office complements TITUS Message Classification which can check the sensitivity of a document attached in an email and ensure compliance to standards.

TITUS Classification for Desktop enables Australian government agencies to comply with these policies by allowing users to classify any file on their desktop. With TITUS Classification for Desktop, users can classify any file type such as maps, images, charts, multimedia files, and recordings through Microsoft Windows Explorer. Australian Customers.

TITUS' Australian customer base consists of over 30 federal government departments, including:

• Australian Department of Defense
• Australian Taxation Office
• Department of Environment and Heritage
• Department of Finance and Administration
• Department of Transport and Regional Services
• Department of Education, Science and Training
• Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

These Australian organizations have all selected TITUS software in order to meet government information and communications security requirements.