SC-41: Port And I/O Device Access
Control Family:
CSF v1.1 References:
Threats Addressed:
Baselines:
- Low
N/A
- Moderate
N/A
- High
N/A
Next Version:
- NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5:
- SC-41: Port and I/O Device Access
Control Statement
The organization physically disables or removes [Assignment: organization-defined connection ports or input/output devices] on [Assignment: organization-defined information systems or information system components].
Supplemental Guidance
Connection ports include, for example, Universal Serial Bus (USB) and Firewire (IEEE 1394). Input/output (I/O) devices include, for example, Compact Disk (CD) and Digital Video Disk (DVD) drives. Physically disabling or removing such connection ports and I/O devices helps prevent exfiltration of information from information systems and the introduction of malicious code into systems from those ports/devices.