3.13.12Control cameras and microphones

No remote activation of collaborative devices, and users can tell when they are on.

SC
Level 2
1 pt
Rev. 3: Reworded

The requirement, verbatim

NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 · 3.13.12
Prohibit remote activation of collaborative computing devices and provide indication of devices in use to users present at the device.

Requirement 3.13.12, practice name in the CMMC assessment guide: Collaborative Device Control.

NIST's discussion

Collaborative computing devices include networked white boards, cameras, and microphones. Indication of use includes signals to users when collaborative computing devices are activated. Dedicated video conferencing systems, which rely on one of the participants calling or connecting to the other party to activate the video conference, are excluded.

NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2, discussion under 3.13.12. Whitespace normalised; wording unchanged.

Assessment objectives

An assessor decides each of these separately. The requirement is met only when every objective is.

[a] collaborative computing devices are identified
[b] remote activation of collaborative computing devices is prohibited
[c] an indication of devices in use is provided to users present at the device

NIST SP 800-171A, determination statements for 3.13.12.

For assessors: examine, interview, test

NIST SP 800-171A names what an assessor may examine, whom they may interview, and what they may test for this requirement. Assessors select from these lists; they are not a checklist of everything you must produce.

Examine

System and communications protection policy
procedures addressing collaborative computing
access control policy and procedures
system security plan
system design documentation
system audit logs and records
system configuration settings and associated documentation
other relevant documents or records

Interview

System or network administrators
personnel with information security responsibilities
system developer
personnel with responsibilities for managing collaborative computing devices

Test

Mechanisms supporting or implementing management of remote activation of collaborative computing devices
mechanisms providing an indication of use of collaborative computing devices

NIST SP 800-171A, potential assessment methods and objects for 3.13.12.

Evidence

No evidence examples are published for this requirement yet. The objectives above are what an assessor checks; evidence is whatever shows each one is true in your environment, dated and kept with your system security plan.

Scoring weight

Worth 1 point. Not meeting this requirement subtracts 1 from your 110-point SPRS score.

DoD NIST SP 800-171 Assessment Methodology v1.2.1 weighting, as carried in the Bedrock scoring table. The score starts at 110 and subtracts the weight of every requirement not met.

In Rev. 3

Rev. 2 is what your contract requires today. A standing DoD class deviation keeps Rev. 2 in force; NIST has published Rev. 3, but it is not adopted for contracts. In Rev. 3 this requirement is reworded: 03.13.12 Collaborative Computing Devices and Applications. It gains organization-defined parameters.

See the Rev. 2 and Rev. 3 wording word by word, or start with the status page.

Where this page's facts come from

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Discussion: bedrock-cmmc-api@89b8e8e:migrations/004_reference_requirements.sql#Requirement.discussion@rev2
Practice name: bedrock-cmmc-api@89b8e8e:migrations/004_reference_requirements.sql#Requirement.title@rev2 (CMMC Assessment Guide practice name)
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