SC-51: Hardware-based Protection
Control Family:
Threats Addressed:
Baselines:
- Low
N/A
- Moderate
N/A
- High
N/A
- Privacy
N/A
Control is new to this version of the control set and incorporates the following control from the previous version: SC-34(3): Hardware-Based Protection.
Control Statement
- Employ hardware-based, write-protect for [Assignment: organization-defined system firmware components]; and
- Implement specific procedures for [Assignment: organization-defined authorized individuals] to manually disable hardware write-protect for firmware modifications and re-enable the write-protect prior to returning to operational mode.
Supplemental Guidance
None.