CVE-2023-44394

Controls whether organization resources are exposed to external system spheres by permitting or prohibiting their use.

By enforcing authorization matching prior to sharing, the control reduces the risk of exposing sensitive information to unauthorized actors.

Review and removal of nonpublic information from publicly accessible systems directly prevents exposure of sensitive data to unauthorized actors.

Data mining protection mechanisms detect and block unauthorized bulk extraction of sensitive data, directly mitigating exposure to unauthorized actors.

Documenting information locations and authorized users enables better protection against unauthorized exposure of sensitive data.

Media marking ensures sensitive information on removable or system media is handled according to its classification, reducing the chance of inadvertent exposure to unauthorized actors.

Protecting and controlling media during external transport prevents exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors.

Assessing control effectiveness and providing incident communication channels at alternate sites reduces the likelihood of sensitive information exposure to unauthorized actors.

A.5.10 only requires awareness, a topic-specific acceptable-use policy stating expected behaviours/monitoring, and procedures referencing classification and other controls; per the owner's explicit rule on labelling and similar dependency-style clauses, this does not itself prevent exposure (CWE-200) unless access/DLP/etc. act on it.

Requiring the return of all physical and electronic assets plus secure deletion of organizational data from personal devices reduces the chance that sensitive information remains accessible to departing personnel.

A.5.12 only defines and communicates a classification scheme so that protection needs can be understood; per the owner's explicit rule, labeling/classification does not itself prevent exposure and requires other controls (e.g. access enforcement) to act on it.

By requiring classification labels and metadata on all information assets, the control makes it harder for sensitive data to be inadvertently exposed because downstream systems and users can recognize and enforce handling rules based on those labels.

Requiring encryption, access controls, and recipient authentication for transfers directly reduces the chance that sensitive data reaches an unauthorized observer.

Secure delivery, protected storage, and confidentiality of allocation records limit exposure of authentication material to unauthorized observers.