CIS Controls v8
CIS Control 3: Data Protection

CIS Controls v8 CIS-3.6: Encrypt Data on End-User Devices

Encrypt the data held on end-user devices that store sensitive data. Examples of how to do this include Windows BitLocker, Apple FileVault and Linux dm-crypt.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 38 controls across 17 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

CMMC 2.0 · 4 controls

FedRAMP High · 4 controls

  • AC-19(5) Full Device or Container-Based Encryption
  • CM-2(7) Configure Systems and Components for High-Risk Areas
  • SC-28 Protection of Information at Rest
  • SC-28(1) Cryptographic Protection

FedRAMP Moderate · 4 controls

  • AC-19(5) Full Device or Container-Based Encryption
  • CM-2(7) Configure Systems and Components for High-Risk Areas
  • SC-28 Protection of Information at Rest
  • SC-28(1) Cryptographic Protection

ISO 27001:2022 · 4 controls

  • 6.7 Remote working
  • 7.9 Security of assets off-premises
  • 8.1 User end point devices
  • 8.24 Use of cryptography

ISO 27002:2022 · 3 controls

  • 6.7 Remote working
  • 8.1 User endpoint devices
  • 8.24 Use of cryptography

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 3 controls

SOC 2 · 3 controls

  • SOC2-C1.1 C1.1 Identifying and maintaining confidential information
  • SOC2-CC6.1 CC6.1 Logical access security over protected information assets
  • SOC2-CC6.7 CC6.7 Restricting and protecting information in transmission, movement and removal
  • ANSSI-HYG-30 Apply Physical Protection Measures to Mobile Devices
  • ANSSI-HYG-31 Encrypt Sensitive Data, in Particular on Equipment That May Be Lost
  • ISM-0459 Full disk or partial encryption at rest
  • ISM-0869 Encrypting mobile device storage

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.7.1 Cryptographic controls

NIS2 Directive · 1 control

  • Art.21.2.h Policies and procedures on the use of cryptography and, where appropriate, encryption
  • NIST-CSF-PR.DS-01 The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-at-rest are protected
  • 03.01.18 Access Control for Mobile Devices

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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You are reading one control. How much of CIS Controls v8 have you already done?

CIS Controls v8 CIS-3.6 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of CIS Controls v8 your existing evidence covers. Hold ISO 27001:2022 and 102 of 153 CIS Controls v8 controls already carry evidence.

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