Australian Information Security Manual
Guidelines for cryptography

Australian Information Security Manual ISM-0459: Full disk or partial encryption at rest

Full disk encryption, or partial encryption where access controls will only allow writing to the encrypted partition, is implemented when encrypting data at rest.

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This control maps to 6 controls across 4 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

CIS Controls v8 · 2 controls

  • CIS-3.11 Encrypt Sensitive Data at Rest
  • CIS-3.6 Encrypt Data on End-User Devices

New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM) · 2 controls

  • 17.1.53.C.03 17.1.53.C.03 Full or partial disk encryption for classified equipment
  • 17.1.53.C.04 17.1.53.C.04 Full or partial disk encryption for reduced handling

ATO Digital Service Provider (DSP) Operational Security Framework · 1 control

  • SEC.EAR Encryption at rest of in-scope data, or the four compensating controls

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 1 control

  • NIST-CSF-PR.DS-01 The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-at-rest are protected

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