Overview
CSC V7 control 14.8 recommends that organisations “Encrypt all sensitive information at rest using a tool that requires a secondary authentication mechanism not integrated into the operating system, in order to access the information.
Note
CSC V7 places this control in the category of “Controlled Access Based on the Need to Know”.
CSC V7 places this control in the function of “Protect”.
This control protects the following type of asset “Data”.
What is CIS Critical Security Controls?
The CIS Controls (formerly known as Critical Security Controls) are a recommended set of actions for cyber defense that provide specific and actionable ways to protect against cyber attacks.
The Center for Internet Security (CIS) publishes the CIS Critical Security Controls (CSC) to help organizations better defend against known attacks by distilling key security concepts into actionable controls to achieve greater overall cybersecurity defense.