NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3
03.08 MP (Media Protection)

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 03.08.01: Media Storage

Physically control and securely store digital and non-digital media containing CUI.

Maintained by Gerard BlokdykVerified against the published standard Control text last updated

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 21 controls across 16 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

ISO 27001:2022 · 3 controls

  • 5.33 Protection of records
  • 7.10 Storage media
  • 7.7 Clear desk and clear screen

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

  • 9.4.1 9.4.1 Physical security of all media
  • 9.4.1.1 9.4.1.1 Secure storage location for offline backups
  • 9.4.1.2 9.4.1.2 Annual review of offline backup location security

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

  • C5-AM-02 Acceptable Use and Safe Handling of Assets Policy
  • C5-OPS-09 Data Backup and Recovery - Storage

ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0) · 1 control

  • ANSSI-HYG-15 Protect Against Threats Related to Removable Media

CFTC System Safeguards (17 CFR 37, 38, 39, 49) · 1 control

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 · 1 control

FedRAMP High · 1 control

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 1 control

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

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 1 control

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC6.4 CC6.4 Restricting physical access to facilities and assets

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.

Other controls in 03.08 MP (Media Protection)

You are reading one control. How much of NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 have you already done?

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 03.08.01 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 your existing evidence covers. Hold PCI DSS 4.0 and 69 of 97 NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 controls already carry evidence.

If you hold PCI DSS 4.071.1% covered · 28 gapsIf you hold C5 (Germany)68% covered · 31 gapsIf you hold Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.164.9% covered · 34 gapsIf you hold ISO 27001:202262.9% covered · 36 gapsIf you hold CIS Controls v853.6% covered · 45 gapsIf you hold NIST SP 800-161 Rev 152.6% covered · 46 gaps

Each report names every control your existing framework evidences, every one it does not, the reasoning behind each claim, and the claims that were argued against and rejected. 0 were rejected on the PCI DSS 4.0 pair alone.

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