Australian Information Security Manual
Guidelines for system hardening

Australian Information Security Manual ISM-1418: Blocking reads from removable media

What does ISM-1418 require?

If there is no business requirement for reading from removable media and devices, such functionality is disabled via the use of a device access control application or by disabling external communication interfaces.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 3 controls across 2 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM) · 2 controls

  • 13.3.6.C.02 13.3.6.C.02 Block unauthorised media from connecting to systems
  • 18.3.17.C.01 18.3.17.C.01 USB port control by vendor and product ID for softphone devices

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

Every mapping shown was judged rather than inferred from wording similarity, and the ones that failed review are published too. See the coverage reports and what was rejected.

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The graph holds this control, the 3 it maps to, and the evidence behind each claim, over MCP and REST.

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