Cyber Resilience

NIST 800-53 r5 · Controls catalogue · Family SC

SC-28Protection of Information at Rest

Protect the {{ insert: param, sc-28_odp.01 }} of the following information at rest: {{ insert: param, sc-28_odp.02 }}.

Last updated: 21 August 2026 14:15 UTC

Implementations targeting this control (31)

ATT&CK techniques this control mitigates (42)

Weaknesses this control addresses (6)AI-assisted

CWEs ranked by how often they appear in real CVEs. The rationale describes how this control reduces exploitability of each weakness class.

CWE Name CVEs Why this control addresses it
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor11,000+Encrypting or otherwise protecting data at rest directly prevents unauthorized actors from reading sensitive information stored on disk or other media.
CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials1,600+Requiring confidentiality/integrity protection for stored credentials directly mitigates insufficiently protected credentials on disk or in configuration stores.
CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information900+Requiring confidentiality protection for information at rest eliminates cleartext storage of sensitive data on persistent media.
CWE-922Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information400+The control explicitly requires secure storage mechanisms for sensitive information, closing the insecure-storage weakness class.
CWE-256Plaintext Storage of a Password200+Protection of passwords and credentials at rest forces encryption or equivalent controls instead of plaintext storage.
CWE-313Cleartext Storage in a File or on Disk31Mandating protection of files and disk-stored data at rest prevents the specific weakness of cleartext storage on disk or in files.

Top CVEs where this control is the strongest mitigation

CVE Risk CVSS EPSS Match
CVE-2024-44000 9.99.80.8214good
CVE-2024-32238 9.49.80.5295good
CVE-2024-9014 7.89.90.0969good
CVE-2025-25570 7.79.80.0202good
CVE-2025-27648 7.59.80.0087good
CVE-2025-27650 7.59.80.0087good
CVE-2025-27656 7.59.80.0087good
CVE-2025-54863 7.510.00.0062good
CVE-2024-36081 7.49.80.0057good
CVE-2024-33375 7.49.80.0062good
CVE-2024-51545 7.410.00.0042good
CVE-2024-57395 7.49.80.0068good
CVE-2025-27662 7.49.80.0060good
CVE-2026-90797.49.80.0058good
CVE-2024-23486 7.39.80.0056good
CVE-2024-5960 7.39.80.0044good
CVE-2023-48010 7.39.80.0044good
CVE-2025-0498 7.39.80.0037good
CVE-2025-6560 7.39.80.0056good
CVE-2025-54428 7.39.80.0046good
CVE-2025-55306 7.39.80.0056good
CVE-2025-52549 7.39.80.0047good
CVE-2025-6519 7.39.80.0052good
CVE-2025-34196 7.39.80.0044good
CVE-2026-23958 7.39.80.0048good

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