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CS-04.02.01
Protected Distribution System (PDS) Construction - Visible for Inspection and Marked
Protected Distribution System (PDS) Construction - Visible for Inspection and Marked
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Protected Distribution System (PDS) Construction - Visible for Inspection and Marked
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>A PDS that is not completely visible for inspection and easily identified cannot be properly inspected and monitored as required, which could result in undetected access, sabotage or tampering of the unencrypted transmission lines. This could directly lead to the loss or compromise of classified. REFERENCES: CJCSI 6510.01F, INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA) AND SUPPORT TO COMPUTER NETWORK DEFENSE (CND), Enclosure C, paragraph 35.c. DoD 5220.22-M (NISPOM), Incorporating Change 2, 18 May 2016 Chapter 5, Section 4, paragraphs 5-402.c. and 5-403 DoD Manual 5200.01, Volume 3, 24 February 2012, SUBJECT: DoD Information Security Program: Protection of Classified Information, Encl 4, para 3.b. and 4.a. NIST Special Publication 800-53 (SP 800-53), Rev 4, Controls: PE-4, SC-7, SC-8, and RA-6 CNSSI No. 7003, September 2015, Protected Distribution Systems (PDS), Section VIII, paragraphs 23.c. and 24.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>