Topic

Connecting media to systems

Applicable to

all

History

Priority

must

Dec 2021

Removed

Miscellaneous changes were made to rationale and security controls throughout the publication. This included:

• A review from the Using the Information Security Manual chapter through to the Guidelines for Media chapter.

• Security controls suitable for all audiences have been identified with the ‘All’ applicability marking while additional security controls suitable for just government audiences have been identified with the O, P, S and TS applicability markings.

• Security controls suitable for specific classifications have been amended to include their classification(s) in the wording of the security controls to reduce the reliance on applicability markings to confer suitability.

• Tables in security controls have been converted into prose to allow for inclusion in the SSP annex template and the XML list of security controls.

• The use of ‘official’ and ‘highly classified’ terminology has been replaced with specific classifications to remove ambiguity.

• Security controls relating to high assurance ICT equipment have had their applicability narrowed to ‘S, TS’ reflecting that they are intended for the protection of SECRET and TOP SECRET systems and data.

2017

Agencies must prevent unauthorised media from connecting to a system via the use of either:• device access control or data loss prevention software, or• physical means.

Control Text Changed. No public explaination.

2015

Agencies must prevent unauthorised media from connecting to a system via the use of either:• device access control or data loss prevention software• physical means.

2010

Agencies must use one or more of the following to prevent unauthorised media from connecting to a systemvia the use of:••••device access control or data loss prevention softwaresealsphysical meansother methods approved by the accreditation authority.