Criticality High Active

Removable Media & Peripheral Control

Establishes controls for removable media and peripherals including device authorization, access control, usage restrictions, monitoring, exception management, and audit logging.

Control ID
END-006
Domain Code
END
Control Nature
Detective
Business Owner
IT Operations / Security Operations
Category
Technical
Compensating Control
No

Control Overview

END-006 · Full Control Profile
Business Description

Establish and maintain controls governing the use of removable media and peripheral devices connected to enterprise endpoints.

Business Objective

Prevent data loss, malware introduction, and unauthorized use of removable media and peripheral devices.

Business Benefits

    Business Risks if Missing

      Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

      END-006 · 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 →
      ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2022 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 →
      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 →
      CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit...
      CIS
      Best Practice
      		 vv8 View →
      SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting...
      AICPA
      Audit Framework
      		 vLatest View →
      GDPR General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin...
      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 →
      ISO27001 ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2022 View →
      CERT-IN CERT-In Directions The CERT-In Directions issued under India’s Inform...
      India
      Direction
      		 v2022 View →

      Parent Domain Context

      Governance Domain Baseline
      Domain Name:
      Endpoint Security (END)
      Purpose:
      To protect endpoint devices (laptops, servers, mobile) from threats.
      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
      END-006-R001 Removable Media Framework The organization shall establish a remov... END-006 Removable Media & Peripheral C... Endpoint Security / IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      END-006-R002 Device Authorization The organization shall authorize removab... END-006 Removable Media & Peripheral C... Endpoint Security / IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      END-006-R003 Peripheral Access Control The organization shall control access to... END-006 Removable Media & Peripheral C... Endpoint Security / IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      END-006-R004 Media Usage Restrictions The organization shall implement restric... END-006 Removable Media & Peripheral C... Endpoint Security / IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      END-006-R005 Media Activity Monitoring The organization shall monitor removable... END-006 Removable Media & Peripheral C... Endpoint Security / IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      END-006-R006 Exception Management The organization shall manage exceptions... END-006 Removable Media & Peripheral C... Endpoint Security, IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      END-006-R007 Media Audit Logging The organization shall maintain comprehe... END-006 Removable Media & Peripheral C... Endpoint Security / IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      END-006-R008 Media Reporting The organization shall report on removab... END-006 Removable Media & Peripheral C... Endpoint Security / IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      END-006-R009 Media Review The organization shall conduct periodic... END-006 Removable Media & Peripheral C... Endpoint Security / IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      END-006-R010 Media Continuous Improvement The organization shall drive ongoing enh... END-006 Removable Media & Peripheral C... Endpoint Security / IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO View ↗