id: "MP-03" title: "Media Marking" family: "MP" family_name: "Media Protection" sort_id: "mp-03" priority: "P2" implementation_level: "organization"


Mark system media indicating the distribution limitations, handling caveats, and applicable security markings (if any) of the information; and

Exempt {{ insert: param, mp-03_odp.01 }} from marking if the media remain within {{ insert: param, mp-03_odp.02 }}.

Guidance

Security marking refers to the application or use of human-readable security attributes. Digital media includes diskettes, magnetic tapes, external or removable hard disk drives (e.g., solid state, magnetic), flash drives, compact discs, and digital versatile discs. Non-digital media includes paper and microfilm. Controlled unclassified information is defined by the National Archives and Records Administration along with the appropriate safeguarding and dissemination requirements for such information and is codified in 32 CFR 2002 . Security markings are generally not required for media that contains information determined by organizations to be in the public domain or to be publicly releasable. Some organizations may require markings for public information indicating that the information is publicly releasable. System media marking reflects applicable laws, executive orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidelines.

Assessment Objective: system media is marked to indicate distribution limitations, handling caveats, and applicable security markings (if any) of the information;

Assessment Objective: {{ insert: param, mp-03_odp.01 }} remain within {{ insert: param, mp-03_odp.02 }}.

System media protection policy

procedures addressing media marking

physical and environmental protection policy and procedures

list of system media marking security attributes

designated controlled areas

system security plan

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with system media protection and marking responsibilities

organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

Organizational processes for marking information media

mechanisms supporting and/or implementing media marking