diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/ase/ares/api/architecturetest/java/FileHandlerConstants.java b/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/ase/ares/api/architecturetest/java/FileHandlerConstants.java
index edc4e75f..ee089926 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/ase/ares/api/architecturetest/java/FileHandlerConstants.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/ase/ares/api/architecturetest/java/FileHandlerConstants.java
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
  */
 public class FileHandlerConstants {
 
-    public static final Path JAVA_FILESYSTEM_INTERACTION_METHODS = Path.of("src" + File.separator + "main" + File.separator + "resources" + File.separator + "archunit" + File.separator + "files" + File.separator + "java" + File.separator + "methods" + File.separator + "file-system-access-methods.txt");
-    public static final Path JAVA_JVM_TERMINATION_METHODS = Path.of("src" + File.separator + "main" + File.separator + "resources" + File.separator + "archunit" + File.separator + "files" + File.separator + "java" + File.separator + "methods" + File.separator + "jvm-termination-methods.txt");
+    private static final String JAVA_METHODS_DIRECTORY = "src" + File.separator + "main" + File.separator + "resources" + File.separator + "archunit" + File.separator + "files" + File.separator + "java" + File.separator + "methods" + File.separator;
+    public static final Path JAVA_FILESYSTEM_INTERACTION_METHODS = Path.of(JAVA_METHODS_DIRECTORY + "file-system-access-methods.txt");
+    public static final Path JAVA_NETWORK_ACCESS_METHODS = Path.of(JAVA_METHODS_DIRECTORY + "network-access-methods.txt");
+    public static final Path JAVA_JVM_TERMINATION_METHODS = Path.of(JAVA_METHODS_DIRECTORY + "jvm-termination-methods.txt");
 
     private FileHandlerConstants() {
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("FileHandlerConstants is a utility class and should not be instantiated");
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/ase/ares/api/architecturetest/java/postcompile/JavaArchitectureTestCaseCollection.java b/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/ase/ares/api/architecturetest/java/postcompile/JavaArchitectureTestCaseCollection.java
index 067d887d..ea7d1e1e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/ase/ares/api/architecturetest/java/postcompile/JavaArchitectureTestCaseCollection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/ase/ares/api/architecturetest/java/postcompile/JavaArchitectureTestCaseCollection.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import static de.tum.cit.ase.ares.api.architecturetest.java.JavaSupportedArchitectureTestCase.FILESYSTEM_INTERACTION;
+import static de.tum.cit.ase.ares.api.architecturetest.java.JavaSupportedArchitectureTestCase.NETWORK_CONNECTION;
 
 /**
  * This class runs the security rules on the architecture for the post-compile mode.
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ private JavaArchitectureTestCaseCollection() {
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("This class should not be instantiated");
     }
 
+    public static final String LOAD_FORBIDDEN_METHODS_FROM_FILE_FAILED = "Could not load the architecture rule file content";
     /**
      * Map to store the forbidden methods for the supported architectural test cases
      */
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ public boolean test(JavaAccess<?> javaAccess) {
                         try {
                             loadForbiddenMethodsFromFile(FileHandlerConstants.JAVA_FILESYSTEM_INTERACTION_METHODS, JavaSupportedArchitectureTestCase.FILESYSTEM_INTERACTION.name());
                         } catch (IOException e) {
-                            throw new IllegalStateException("Could not load the architecture rule file content", e);
+                            throw new IllegalStateException(LOAD_FORBIDDEN_METHODS_FROM_FILE_FAILED, e);
                         }
                         forbiddenMethods = getForbiddenMethods(FILESYSTEM_INTERACTION.name());
                     }
@@ -80,10 +82,22 @@ public boolean test(JavaAccess<?> javaAccess) {
             }));
 
     public static final ArchRule NO_CLASSES_SHOULD_ACCESS_NETWORK = ArchRuleDefinition.noClasses()
-            .should(new TransitivelyAccessesMethodsCondition(new DescribedPredicate<JavaAccess<?>>("accesses network") {
+            .should(new TransitivelyAccessesMethodsCondition(new DescribedPredicate<>("accesses network") {
+                private Set<String> forbiddenMethods;
+
                 @Override
                 public boolean test(JavaAccess<?> javaAccess) {
-                    return javaAccess.getTarget().getFullName().startsWith("java.net");
+                    if (forbiddenMethods == null) {
+                        try {
+                            loadForbiddenMethodsFromFile(FileHandlerConstants.JAVA_NETWORK_ACCESS_METHODS, JavaSupportedArchitectureTestCase.NETWORK_CONNECTION.name());
+                        } catch (IOException e) {
+                            throw new IllegalStateException(LOAD_FORBIDDEN_METHODS_FROM_FILE_FAILED, e);
+                        }
+                        forbiddenMethods = getForbiddenMethods(NETWORK_CONNECTION.name());
+                    }
+
+                    Optional<Set<String>> methods = Optional.ofNullable(forbiddenMethods);
+                    return methods.map(strings -> strings.stream().anyMatch(method -> javaAccess.getTarget().getFullName().startsWith(method))).orElse(false);
                 }
             }));
 
@@ -98,7 +112,7 @@ public boolean test(JavaClass javaClass) {
             });
 
     public static final ArchRule NO_CLASSES_SHOULD_USE_REFLECTION = ArchRuleDefinition.noClasses()
-            .should(new TransitivelyAccessesMethodsCondition(new DescribedPredicate<JavaAccess<?>>("uses reflection") {
+            .should(new TransitivelyAccessesMethodsCondition(new DescribedPredicate<>("uses reflection") {
                 @Override
                 public boolean test(JavaAccess<?> javaAccess) {
                     return javaAccess.getTarget().getFullName().startsWith("java.lang.reflect")
@@ -116,7 +130,7 @@ public boolean test(JavaAccess<?> javaAccess) {
                         try {
                             loadForbiddenMethodsFromFile(FileHandlerConstants.JAVA_JVM_TERMINATION_METHODS, "JVM_TERMINATION");
                         } catch (IOException e) {
-                            throw new IllegalStateException("Could not load the architecture rule file content", e);
+                            throw new IllegalStateException(LOAD_FORBIDDEN_METHODS_FROM_FILE_FAILED, e);
                         }
                         forbiddenMethods = getForbiddenMethods("JVM_TERMINATION");
                     }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/archunit/files/java/methods/network-access-methods.txt b/src/main/resources/archunit/files/java/methods/network-access-methods.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84cdc663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/archunit/files/java/methods/network-access-methods.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+java.net
+java.net.http
+javax.net
+javax.net.ssl
+com.sun.net.httpserver
+sun.net.httpserver
+jdk.net
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/archunit/files/java/methods/reflection-methods.txt b/src/main/resources/archunit/files/java/methods/reflection-methods.txt
index 5f48e360..27e776b6 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/archunit/files/java/methods/reflection-methods.txt
+++ b/src/main/resources/archunit/files/java/methods/reflection-methods.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 sun.reflect.misc
-java.lang.reflect
\ No newline at end of file
+java.lang.reflect
+java.lang.invoke
\ No newline at end of file