PL-4(1): Social Media And Networking Restrictions
Control Family:
Parent Control:
Threats Addressed:
Baselines:
- Moderate
- High
Next Version:
- NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5.2.0:
- PL-4(1): Social Media and External Site/Application Usage Restrictions
Control Statement
The organization includes in the rules of behavior, explicit restrictions on the use of social media/networking sites and posting organizational information on public websites.
Supplemental Guidance
This control enhancement addresses rules of behavior related to the use of social media/networking sites: (i) when organizational personnel are using such sites for official duties or in the conduct of official business; (ii) when organizational information is involved in social media/networking transactions; and (iii) when personnel are accessing social media/networking sites from organizational information systems. Organizations also address specific rules that prevent unauthorized entities from obtaining and/or inferring non-public organizational information (e.g., system account information, personally identifiable information) from social media/networking sites.