Clean Desk Policy
What is Clean Desk Policy?
A policy requiring employees to secure sensitive documents and removable media when leaving their workspace to prevent unauthorized access to information.
Frameworks that govern clean desk policy
What the standards actually require on clean desk policy
Requirements naming clean desk policy across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.
Require that unattended workspaces carry no openly visible confidential information, through an approved policy reviewed at least annually.
CCM-HRS-03 · Clean Desk Policy and Procedures →Maintain an approved and enforced clean desk rule so that workspaces left unattended never leave confidential information openly on view, with the rule reviewed every year and again whenever a significant change occurs.
cloud-security-alliance-cloud-controls-matrix-ccm-v4-1::HRS-03 · Clean Desk Policy and Procedures →Questions people ask about clean desk policy
What is Clean Desk Policy?
A policy requiring employees to secure sensitive documents and removable media when leaving their workspace to prevent unauthorized access to information.
Why is Clean Desk Policy important for compliance?
Clean Desk Policy is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding clean desk policy helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Clean Desk Policy?
Clean Desk Policy appears in the requirement text of Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1, Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.1. Across these standards we have identified 2 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Clean Desk Policy?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how clean desk policy applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.
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