SC — SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION
SC-41: PORT AND I/O DEVICE ACCESS
The organization physically disables or removes [Assignment: organization-defined connection ports or input/output devices] on [Assignment: organization-defined information systems or information system components].
SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE
Connection ports include, for example, Universal Serial Bus (USB) and Firewire (IEEE 1394). Input/output (I/O) devices include, for example, Compact Disk (CD) and Digital Video Disk (DVD) drives. Physically disabling or removing such connection ports and I/O devices helps prevent exfiltration of information from information systems and the introduction of malicious code into systems from those ports/devices.
RELATED CONTROLS:
CONTROL ENHANCEMENTS
NO CONTROL ENHANCEMENTS
REFERENCES:
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