MP-7(2): Prohibit Use Of Sanitization-Resistant Media

Control Family:

Media Protection

Parent Control:

MP-7: Media Use

Priority:

P1: Implement P1 security controls first.

CSF v1.1 References:

PR.PT-2

Threats Addressed:

Information Disclosure

Baselines:

(Not part of any baseline)

Next Version:

NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5.2.0:
MP-7(2): Prohibit Use of Sanitization-resistant Media

Control Statement

The organization prohibits the use of sanitization-resistant media in organizational information systems.

Supplemental Guidance

Sanitization-resistance applies to the capability to purge information from media. Certain types of media do not support sanitize commands, or if supported, the interfaces are not supported in a standardized way across these devices. Sanitization-resistant media include, for example, compact flash, embedded flash on boards and devices, solid state drives, and USB removable media.