Topic

Device access control software

Applicable to

all

History

Priority

must

Dec 2021

External communication interfaces that allow DMA are disabled.

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.

Sep 2020

External interfaces of workstations and servers that allow DMA are disabled.

Security controls 1418 and 0345 were amended to ensure consistency of terminology with other security controls in this section.

Aug 2020

External interface connections that allow DMA are disabled.

2015

Agencies must disable external interfaces on a system that allows DMA, if there is nobusiness need.

2010

Agencies must disable IEEE 1394 interfaces (for example, FireWire ports).