How should you label removable media used in a sensitive compartmented information facility?.

Question:- How should you label removable media used in a sensitive compartmented information facility?.

Answer

The storing, retrieving and handling of removable media is of paramount importance in a sensitive compartmented informational facility or SCIF. The need to label the media is for record-keeping and to preserve the integrity of the classified information. The appropriate labeling procedure is as follows:

All removable media like USB, external hard drive, or optical discs, which have the highest classification level of data stored inside them, shall be marked accordingly. The label should not be complicated. It must state the security classification in simple terms including top secret, secret, and confidential. Caveat and dissemination control markings of applicable should be indicated if they exist. Marultly, the identifications of each item can be completed by adding a unique identifier and the date of creation and/or the date of the content modification. Correct labeling will help to ensure that the media can be dealt with and stored as per the normally carried-out security protocols, which will in turn take care of any breach of security or unauthorized disclosure of confidential data.