NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
MP - Media Protection

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 NIST800-MP-3: MP-3 Media Marking

a. Mark system media indicating the distribution limitations, handling caveats, and applicable security markings (if any) of the information; and b. Exempt [Assignment: organization-defined types of system media] from marking if the media remain within [Assignment: organization-defined controlled areas].

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This control maps to 22 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.

ISO 27002:2022 · 3 controls

  • 5.12 Classification of information
  • 5.13 Labelling of information
  • 7.10 Storage media

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.12 Classification of information
  • 5.13 Labelling of information

ISO 27701:2019 · 2 controls

  • 6.5.2 Information classification
  • 6.5.3 Media handling
  • SEC07-BP01 Understand your data classification scheme
  • ASBv3-DP-1 Discover, classify, and label sensitive data

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-AM-06 Asset Classification and Labelling

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

  • CIS-3.7 Establish and Maintain a Data Classification Scheme

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

FedRAMP High · 1 control

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

  • NIST-CSF-ID.AM-05 Assets are prioritized based on classification, criticality, resources, and impact on the mission
  • MP-3 MP-3 Media Marking
  • MP-3 MP-3 Media Marking

PCI DSS 4.0 · 1 control

  • 9.4.2 9.4.2 Classification of media by data sensitivity

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-C1.1 C1.1 Identifying and maintaining confidential information

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