Physical Media Handling & Secure Disposal (PHY-005) - Universal Control Library

Criticality High Active

Control ID

PHY-005

Domain Code

PHY

Control Nature

Corrective

Business Owner

IT Asset Management / IT Operations

Control Overview

PHY-005 · Full Control Profile

Business Description

Establish and maintain processes for the secure storage, transportation, reuse, destruction, and disposal of physical media containing organizational information.

Business Objective

Prevent unauthorized disclosure or recovery of information from physical storage media throughout its lifecycle.

Business Benefits

Business Risks if Missing

Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

PHY-005 · Operating Context

Primary Stakeholders

Applicable Industries

Applicable Technologies

Mapped Regulatory & Industry Frameworks

Harmonized Framework Mappings

The following compliance and regulatory frameworks map directly to this control's governance scope.

FRAMEWORK CODE	FRAMEWORK NAME & DESCRIPTION	FAMILY / CATEGORY	VERSION	ACTION
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements...	India Guideline	vLatest	View →
RBI-CSF	RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set...	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SEBI-CSCRF	SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor...	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
DORA	Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis...	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement...	US Law	vCurrent	View →
NIS2	NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri...	EU Directive	vCurrent	View →
PCI-DSS	PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine...	PCI Standard	v4	View →
COBIT2019	COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f...	COBIT Governance Framework	v2019	View →
ISO22301	ISO/IEC 22301 ISO 22301 specifies requirements for a Business Co...	ISO Standard	v2019	View →
NIST-CSF	NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev...	NIST Framework	v2	View →
NIST80053	NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i...	NIST Control Catalog	vRev. 5	View →
SOC2	SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting...	AICPA Audit Framework	vLatest	View →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →

Parent Domain Context

Governance Domain Baseline

Domain Name:

Physical & Environmental Security (PHY)

Purpose:

To protect the organization's physical assets, personnel, and facilities.

Scope:

Enterprise

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Compliance Requirements & Audit Crosswalk

10 Specific Audit Clauses

The following requirements dictate specific audit evidence criteria and testing steps mapped directly under this control.

REQUIREMENT ID	REQUIREMENT TITLE & DETAILS	MAPPED CONTROL	TYPICAL OWNER	ACTION
PHY-005-R001	Media Classification The organization shall establish a class...	PHY-005 Physical Media Handling & Secu...	Records Management, IT Asset Management, Information Security, Physical Security	View ↗
PHY-005-R002	Media Storage The organization shall implement secure...	PHY-005 Physical Media Handling & Secu...	Records Management, IT Asset Management, Information Security, Physical Security	View ↗
PHY-005-R003	Media Transportation The organization shall transport physica...	PHY-005 Physical Media Handling & Secu...	Records Management, IT Asset Management, Information Security, Physical Security	View ↗
PHY-005-R004	Media Reuse The organization shall reuse physical me...	PHY-005 Physical Media Handling & Secu...	Records Management, IT Asset Management, Information Security, Physical Security	View ↗
PHY-005-R005	Media Destruction The organization shall physically destro...	PHY-005 Physical Media Handling & Secu...	Records Management, IT Asset Management, Information Security, Physical Security	View ↗
PHY-005-R006	Disposal Authorization The organization shall authorize the dis...	PHY-005 Physical Media Handling & Secu...	Records Management, IT Asset Management, Information Security, Physical Security	View ↗
PHY-005-R007	Disposal Verification The organization shall verify that media...	PHY-005 Physical Media Handling & Secu...	Records Management, IT Asset Management, Information Security, Physical Security	View ↗
PHY-005-R008	Disposal Documentation The organization shall maintain comprehe...	PHY-005 Physical Media Handling & Secu...	Records Management, IT Asset Management, Information Security, Physical Security	View ↗
PHY-005-R009	Media Review The organization shall conduct periodic...	PHY-005 Physical Media Handling & Secu...	Records Management, IT Asset Management, Information Security, Physical Security	View ↗
PHY-005-R010	Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti...	PHY-005 Physical Media Handling & Secu...	Records Management, IT Asset Management, Information Security, Physical Security	View ↗