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Part 10. Security, Privacy and Assurance
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10.2 Physical Security Program
10.2.1 Physical Security
10.2.5 Identification Media
10.2.6 Civil Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Pocket Commissions
10.2.8 Incident Reporting
10.2.9 Occupant Emergency Planning
10.2.11 Basic Physical Security Concepts
10.2.14 Methods of Providing Protection
10.2.15 Minimum Protection Standards (MPS)
10.2.18 Physical Access Control (PAC)
10.5 Privacy and Information Protection
10.5.1 Privacy Policy
10.5.2 Privacy Compliance and Assurance (PCA) Program
10.5.4 Incident Management Program
10.5.5 IRS Unauthorized Access, Attempted Access or Inspection of Taxpayer Records (UNAX) Program Policy, Guidance, and Requirements
10.5.6 Privacy Act
10.5.7 Use of Pseudonyms by IRS Employees
10.5.8 Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) Data Policy: Protecting SBU in Non-Production Environments
10.6 Continuity Operations
10.6.1 Overview of Continuity Planning
10.6.2 Continuity Plan Requirements
10.6.3 Test, Training, and Exercise Requirements
10.6.4 Incident Management Program
10.6.5 Annual Certification Requirements
10.6.6 Pandemic Plan Requirements
10.8 Information Technology (IT) Security
10.8.1 Policy and Guidance
10.8.2 IT Security Roles and Responsibilities
10.8.5 Domain Name System (DNS) Security Policy
10.8.6 Application Security and Development
10.8.15 General Platform Operating System Security Policy
10.8.21 Database Security Policy
10.8.22 Web Server Security Policy
10.8.23 Application Server Security Policy
10.8.24 Cloud Computing Security Policy
10.8.26 Government Furnished and Personally Owned Mobile Device Security Policy
10.8.27 Personal Use of Government Furnished Information Technology Equipment and Resources
10.8.33 Mainframe System Security Policy
10.8.34 IDRS Security Controls
10.8.50 Servicewide Security Patch Management
10.8.52 IRS Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) X.509 Certificate Policy
10.8.54 Minimum Firewall Administration Requirements
10.8.55 Network Security Policy
10.8.60 IT Service Continuity Management (ITSCM) Policy and Guidance
10.8.62 Information System Contingency Plan (ISCP) and Disaster Recovery (DR) Test, Training, and Exercise (TT&E) Process
10.9 National Security Information
10.9.1 National Security Information
10.10 Identity Assurance
10.10.1 IRS Electronic Signature (e-Signature) Program
10.23 Personnel Security
10.23.1 National Security Positions and Access to Classified Information
10.23.2 Contractor Investigations
10.23.3 Personnel Security/Suitability for Employment and Personnel Security Operations