Media Protection Policy
Defines how Your Organization protects digital and physical media containing sensitive data — access, marking, transport, sanitization, and destruction requirements across the media lifecycle.
Maps to CMMC Level 2 MP.L2-3.8.1 · CMMC Level 2 MP.L2-3.8.3 · CMMC Level 2 MP.L2-3.8.9
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Purpose
Sensitive data does not stop being sensitive when it leaves a live production system — it lives on backup tapes, removable drives, decommissioned hard disks, printed reports, and portable storage. This policy defines how Your Organization protects both digital and physical media throughout their lifecycle: access, marking, storage, transport, and sanitization or destruction at end of life.
Scope
This policy applies to all media that stores Your Organization or customer data, including hard disks, solid-state drives, USB and other removable storage, backup media, mobile device storage, and printed or handwritten materials containing Confidential or Restricted information (per the Data Classification Policy). It applies to all workforce members and any third party handling Your Organization media.
8 more sections in the full template
Media access · Media marking · Removable and portable media · Media transport · Backup media · Sanitization and disposal · Roles and responsibilities · Review cadence. Download the full document above, or open it in CMDash to fill in your organization name and effective date automatically.
Use this policy for real, not just on paper
“Open in CMDash” pre-selects the Media Protection Policy template the first time you create a policy — your organization name and today’s date fill in automatically, and it lands as a DRAFT you can edit before publishing.