Assessment Objective

Determine if:

• MP-05a.
  • MP-05a.[01] [Assignment: types of system media] are protected during transport outside of controlled areas using [Assignment: controls];
  • MP-05a.[02] [Assignment: types of system media] are controlled during transport outside of controlled areas using [Assignment: controls];
• MP-05b. accountability for system media is maintained during transport outside of controlled areas;
• MP-05c. activities associated with the transport of system media are documented;
• MP-05d.
  • MP-05d.[01] personnel authorized to conduct media transport activities is/are identified;
  • MP-05d.[02] activities associated with the transport of system media are restricted to identified authorized personnel.

Assessment Methods

Examine

• System media protection policy
• procedures addressing media storage
• physical and environmental protection policy and procedures
• access control policy and procedures
• authorized personnel list
• system media
• designated controlled areas
• system security plan
• other relevant documents or records

Interview

• Organizational personnel with system media protection and storage responsibilities
• organizational personnel with information security responsibilities
• system/network administrators

Test

• Organizational processes for storing information media
• mechanisms supporting and/or implementing media storage/media protection

Saincheisteanna nasctha

• NIST -

  https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/53/r5/upd1/final