Prohibit use of portable storage devices with no identifiable owner
Media Protection · NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2
Requirement
Prohibit the use of portable storage devices when such devices have no identifiable owner.
Discussion
Requiring identifiable owners (e.g., individuals, organizations, or projects) for portable storage devices reduces the overall risk of using such technologies by allowing organizations to assign responsibility and accountability for addressing known vulnerabilities in the devices (e.g., insertion of malicious code).
How this affects your SPRS score
Under the DoD Assessment Methodology, a perfect SPRS score is 110. If this control is not met, 3 points is subtracted from your score.
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