VARNOSTNE ZNAČILNOSTI OMREŽJA IT vključujejo varnostne značilnosti sistema IT posameznih sistemov IT, ki tvorijo omrežje skupaj s tistimi dodatnimi komponentami in značilnostmi v navezavi z omrežjem (npr. omrežne komunikacije, mehanizmi in postopki varnostnega prepoznavanja in označevanja, nadzor dostopa, programi in kontrolni zapisi), ki so potrebne zaradi zagotavljanja sprejemljive stopnje zaščite tajnih podatkov.
IT NETWORK SECURITY FEATURES include the IT system security features of individual IT systems comprising the network together with those additional components and features associated with the network as such (for example, network communications, security identification and labelling mechanisms and procedures, access controls, programs and audit trails) needed to provide an acceptable level of protection for classified information.