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Media Usage Restrictions

The organization shall implement restrictions on the use of removable media, including limitations on media types, usage purposes, and data handling. Restrictions shall include restriction of media usage to authorized purposes, implementation of data encryption requirements, and prevention of unauthorized data copying.

Requirement ID
END-006-R004
Parent Control
END-006
Domain Code
END

Requirement Details & Guidance

END-006-R004 · END-006
Why This Requirement Exists

To ensure media usage restrictions is consistently implemented and provides the intended security outcome for removable media & peripheral control.

Implementation Guidance

Define the required process, scope, roles, and control criteria for media usage restrictions; implement through approved centralized tooling where practical; document evidence, monitor compliance, and establish remediation and escalation paths.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

END-006-R004 · Field Guidance

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    Common Audit Findings

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        Best Practices & Ownership

        END-006 · Recommended Approach

        Recommended Practices

          Typical Owner

          Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

          Harmonized Control Mappings
          FRAMEWORK CODE FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS FAMILY / CATEGORY VERSION ACTION
          IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.6-3.7 – IT Service Management
          India
          Guideline
          		 vLatest View →
          RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 12) Removable Media – 12.1 Policy for restriction/secure use of removable media/BYOD and secure erasure; 12) Removable Media – 12.2 Limit removable-media types and information transferred/copied; 12) Removable Media – 12.4 Centralised whitelisting/blacklisting/restriction of removable media; 12) Removable Media – 12.5 Default prohibition of removable devices/media unless specifically authorised
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 3.3 PR.DS: Data Security
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 9(2) – ICT security policies, procedures, protocols and tools for resilience and data security
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent View →
          ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 7.10 – Storage media
          ISO
          Standard
          		 v2022 View →
          NIS2 NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(2)(g) – Basic cyber hygiene practices and cybersecurity training
          EU
          Directive
          		 vCurrent View →
          PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 2.2.1 – Configuration standards are developed,; 2.2.6 – System security parameters are configured to
          PCI
          Standard
          		 v4 View →
          NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: ID.AM – Asset Management | ID.AM-08 – Systems, hardware, software, services, and data are managed throughout their life cycles
          NIST
          Framework
          		 v2 View →
          NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.10 – MEDIA PROTECTION; MP-7 – MEDIA USE
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          		 vRev. 5 View →
          CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit... Clause: Control 10 – Malware Defenses: 10.3 – Disable Autorun and Autoplay for Removable Media; 10.4 – Configure Automatic Anti-Malware Scanning of Removable Media
          CIS
          Best Practice
          		 vv8 View →
          SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC6.7 – Logical and Physical Access Controls – The entity restricts the transmission, movement, and removal of information to authorized internal and external users and processes, and protects it during transmission, movement, or removal to meet the entity’s objectives. CC6.5 – Logical and Physical Access Controls – The entity discontinues logical and physical protections over physical assets only after the ability to read or recover data and software from those assets has been diminished and is no longer required to meet the entity’s objectives.
          AICPA
          Audit Framework
          		 vLatest View →

          Parent Domain Context

          Governance Domain Baseline
          Domain Name:
          Endpoint Security (END)
          Purpose:
          To protect endpoint devices (laptops, servers, mobile) from threats.
          Scope:
          Enterprise
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          Parent Control Context

          Control Baseline
          Control Name:
          Removable Media & Peripheral Control (END-006)
          Summary:
          Establishes controls for removable media and peripherals including device authorization, access control, usage restrictions, monitoring, exception management, and audit logging.
          Business Description:
          Establish and maintain controls governing the use of removable media and peripheral devices connected to enterprise endpoints.
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