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MP.1.118
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Control Acronym
MP
Family
Media Protection
CMMC Level
1
800-171 Control #
3.8.3
CMMC Description
Sanitize or destroy information system media containing Federal Contract Information before disposal or release for reuse.
CMMC Clarification
In this case, “media” can mean something as simple as paper, or storage devices like diskettes, disks, tapes, microfiche, thumb drives, CDs and DVDs, and even mobile phones. It is important to see what information is on these types of media. If there is Federal contract information (FCI)—information you or your company got doing work for the Federal government that is not shared publicly)—you or someone in your company should do one of two things before throwing the media away: * clean or purge the information, if you want to reuse the device * or shred or destroy the device so it cannot be read. See NIST Special Publication 800-88 Revision 1, Guidelines for Media Sanitization for more information. Example You are moving into a new office. As you pack for the move, you find some of your old CDs in a file cabinet. When you load the CDs into your computer drive, you see that one has information about an old project your company did for the Department of Defense (DoD). Rather than throw the CD in the trash, you make sure that it is shredded.
800-171 Description
Sanitize or destroy system media containing CUI before disposal or release for reuse.
800-171 Discussion
This requirement applies to all system media, digital and non-digital, subject to disposal or reuse. Examples include: digital media found in workstations, network components, scanners, copiers, printers, notebook computers, and mobile devices; and non-digital media such as paper and microfilm. The sanitization process removes information from the media such that the information cannot be retrieved or reconstructed. Sanitization techniques, including clearing, purging, cryptographic erase, and destruction, prevent the disclosure of information to unauthorized individuals when such media is released for reuse or disposal.Organizations determine the appropriate sanitization methods, recognizing that destruction may be necessary when other methods cannot be applied to the media requiring sanitization. Organizations use discretion on the employment of sanitization techniques and procedures for media containing information that is in the public domain or publicly releasable or deemed to have no adverse impact on organizations or individuals if released for reuse or disposal. Sanitization of non-digital media includes destruction, removing CUI from documents, or redacting selected sections or words from a document by obscuring the redacted sections or words in a manner equivalent in effectiveness to removing the words or sections from the document. NARA policy and guidance control sanitization processes for controlled unclassified information.[SP 800-88] provides guidance on media sanitization.
Other Source Discussion
N/A
CIS Control References
NIST 800-53 Control Ref.
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 4 MP-6
CMMC Derived
NIST CSF Control References
NIST 800-171 References
NIST SP 800-171 Rev 1 3.8.3
Applicable FAR Clause
FAR Clause 52.204-21 b.1.vii
NIST CSF Control Reference
NIST CSF v1.1 PR.DS-3
CERT RMM Reference
CERT RMM v1.2 KIM:SG4.SP3
Modification of NIST 800-171B Reference
NIST 800-171B Reference
UK NCSCCyber Reference
AS ACSC Reference
Sub-Criterias
Assessment Sub-Criteria 1
MP.1.118.[a] system media containing FCI is sanitized or destroyed before disposal; and
Assessment Sub-Criteria 2
MP.1.118.[b] system media containing FCI is sanitized before it is released for reuse.