Classified Destruction - Hard Drive and Storage Media Sanitization Devices and Plans are not Available for Automated Information System (AIS) Equipment On-Hand

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-32102	IS-11.02.01	SV-42419r2_rule	PEDD-1	Medium

Description
Failure to properly destroy classified material can lead to the loss or compromise of classified or sensitive information.

STIG	Date
Traditional Security	2013-07-11

Details

Check Text ( C-40660r5_chk )
Check to ensure there is equipment and/or plans for the destruction of classified or sensitive systems and media used by the site or organization. Lack of appropriate equipment to properly sanitize the classified media used or lack of plans for disposal and/or proper protection in transit will result in a finding. Checks: Check #1. If used by the site are hard drive and tape degaussers periodically tested and certified as required by the manufacturer? Check #2. Are appropriate wipe products available for classified systems or spillage incidents? Check #3. Is there an approved product (such as the Whitaker Brothers Inc. Datastroyer) on-hand to properly remove readable surfaces from optical media such as CDs or DVDs? Check #4. Is all obsolete classified equipment and media properly secured in a safe, vault or secure room until properly disposed of? (Note: This would be a CAT I finding under the appropriate "storage" vulnerability) Check #5. In the event the site has limited or no destruction equipment: Are there plans or arrangements to take classified material to NSA for proper disposal or another DoD organization who has destruction equipment and has agreed to provide support for destruction of classified? Check #6. Are there appropriate transportation and/or shipping arrangments to ensure the classified material is properly protected while in transit to the destruction facility? TACTICAL ENVIRONMENT: Applies in all environments whenever classified documents or materials are to be destroyed.

Check Text ( C-40660r5_chk )

Check to ensure there is equipment and/or plans for the destruction of classified or sensitive systems and media used by the site or organization. Lack of appropriate equipment to properly sanitize the classified media used or lack of plans for disposal and/or proper protection in transit will result in a finding.

Checks:

Check #1. If used by the site are hard drive and tape degaussers periodically tested and certified as required by the manufacturer?

Check #2. Are appropriate wipe products available for classified systems or spillage incidents?

Check #3. Is there an approved product (such as the Whitaker Brothers Inc. Datastroyer) on-hand to properly remove readable surfaces from optical media such as CDs or DVDs?

Check #4. Is all obsolete classified equipment and media properly secured in a safe, vault or secure room until properly disposed of? (Note: This would be a CAT I finding under the appropriate "storage" vulnerability)

Check #5. In the event the site has limited or no destruction equipment: Are there plans or arrangements to take classified material to NSA for proper disposal or another DoD organization who has destruction equipment and has agreed to provide support for destruction of classified?

Check #6. Are there appropriate transportation and/or shipping arrangments to ensure the classified material is properly protected while in transit to the destruction facility?
TACTICAL ENVIRONMENT: Applies in all environments whenever classified documents or materials are to be destroyed.

Fix Text (F-36053r4_fix)
Ensure there is equipment and/or plans for the destruction of classified or sensitive systems and media used by the site or organization. Considerations: 1. If used by the site are hard drive and tape degaussers periodically tested and certified as required by the manufacturer? 2. Are appropriate wipe products available for classified systems or spillage incidents? 3. Is there an approved product (such as the Whitaker Brothers Inc. Datastroyer) on-hand to properly remove readable surfaces from optical media such as CDs or DVDs? 4. Is all obsolete classified equipment and media properly secured in a safe, vault or secure room until properly disposed of? 5. In the event the site has limited or no destruction equipment are there plans or arrangements to take classified material to NSA for proper disposal or another DoD organization who has destruction equipment and has agreed to provide support for destruction of classified? 6. Are there appropriate transportation and/or shipping arrangments to ensure the classified material is properly protected while in transit to the destruction facility?

Fix Text (F-36053r4_fix)

Ensure there is equipment and/or plans for the destruction of classified or sensitive systems and media used by the site or organization.

Considerations:

1. If used by the site are hard drive and tape degaussers periodically tested and certified as required by the manufacturer?

2. Are appropriate wipe products available for classified systems or spillage incidents?

3. Is there an approved product (such as the Whitaker Brothers Inc. Datastroyer) on-hand to properly remove readable surfaces from optical media such as CDs or DVDs?

4. Is all obsolete classified equipment and media properly secured in a safe, vault or secure room until properly disposed of?

5. In the event the site has limited or no destruction equipment are there plans or arrangements to take classified material to NSA for proper disposal or another DoD organization who has destruction equipment and has agreed to provide support for destruction of classified?

6. Are there appropriate transportation and/or shipping arrangments to ensure the classified material is properly protected while in transit to the destruction facility?