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id: "MP-01" title: "Policy and Procedures" family: "MP" family_name: "Media Protection" sort_id: "mp-01" priority: "P2" implementation_level: "organization"

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Develop, document, and disseminate to {{ insert: param, mp-1_prm_1 }}:

{{ insert: param, mp-01_odp.03 }} media protection policy that:

Addresses purpose, scope, roles, responsibilities, management commitment, coordination among organizational entities, and compliance; and

Is consistent with applicable laws, executive orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, and guidelines; and

Procedures to facilitate the implementation of the media protection policy and the associated media protection controls;

Designate an {{ insert: param, mp-01_odp.04 }} to manage the development, documentation, and dissemination of the media protection policy and procedures; and

Review and update the current media protection:

Policy {{ insert: param, mp-01_odp.05 }} and following {{ insert: param, mp-01_odp.06 }} ; and

Procedures {{ insert: param, mp-01_odp.07 }} and following {{ insert: param, mp-01_odp.08 }}.

Guidance

Media protection policy and procedures address the controls in the MP family that are implemented within systems and organizations. The risk management strategy is an important factor in establishing such policies and procedures. Policies and procedures contribute to security and privacy assurance. Therefore, it is important that security and privacy programs collaborate on the development of media protection policy and procedures. Security and privacy program policies and procedures at the organization level are preferable, in general, and may obviate the need for mission- or system-specific policies and procedures. The policy can be included as part of the general security and privacy policy or be represented by multiple policies that reflect the complex nature of organizations. Procedures can be established for security and privacy programs, for mission or business processes, and for systems, if needed. Procedures describe how the policies or controls are implemented and can be directed at the individual or role that is the object of the procedure. Procedures can be documented in system security and privacy plans or in one or more separate documents. Events that may precipitate an update to media protection policy and procedures include assessment or audit findings, security incidents or breaches, or changes in applicable laws, executive orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, and guidelines. Simply restating controls does not constitute an organizational policy or procedure.

Assessment Objective: a media protection policy is developed and documented;

Assessment Objective: the media protection policy is disseminated to {{ insert: param, mp-01_odp.01 }};

Assessment Objective: media protection procedures to facilitate the implementation of the media protection policy and associated media protection controls are developed and documented;

Assessment Objective: the media protection procedures are disseminated to {{ insert: param, mp-01_odp.02 }};

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, mp-01_odp.03 }} media protection policy addresses purpose;

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, mp-01_odp.03 }} media protection policy addresses scope;

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, mp-01_odp.03 }} media protection policy addresses roles;

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, mp-01_odp.03 }} media protection policy addresses responsibilities;

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, mp-01_odp.03 }} media protection policy addresses management commitment;

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, mp-01_odp.03 }} media protection policy addresses coordination among organizational entities;

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, mp-01_odp.03 }} media protection policy compliance;

Assessment Objective: the media protection policy is consistent with applicable laws, Executive Orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, and guidelines;

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, mp-01_odp.04 }} is designated to manage the development, documentation, and dissemination of the media protection policy and procedures.

Assessment Objective: the current media protection policy is reviewed and updated {{ insert: param, mp-01_odp.05 }};

Assessment Objective: the current media protection policy is reviewed and updated following {{ insert: param, mp-01_odp.06 }};

Assessment Objective: the current media protection procedures are reviewed and updated {{ insert: param, mp-01_odp.07 }};

Assessment Objective: the current media protection procedures are reviewed and updated following {{ insert: param, mp-01_odp.08 }}.

Media protection policy and procedures

organizational risk management strategy

system security plan

privacy plan

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with media protection responsibilities

organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities