A.7.7 Clear desk and clear screen
Enforce clear-desk rules for papers and media and clear-screen rules for processing facilities.
13
artefacts
3
held by a system
4
at each review
hard
to go live
Policy repository / GRC workspace
where the evidence lives
teal = a system already holds it · olive = produced at each review
system holds itEvidence a system already holds
- Media disposal log · SIEM / log platform
- Media borrowing return log · SIEM / log platform
- Non-compliance incident tickets · Ticketing / ITSM
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
- Desk inspection checklist · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Screen lock configuration screenshots · Cloud console / configuration management
- User training records on screen lock · HR system / LMS
- Quarterly desk inspection reports · Policy repository / GRC workspace
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- Clear Desk Policy document · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Employee acknowledgment forms · HR system / LMS
- Auto-lock policy settings · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Password policy document · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Secure storage register · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Physical security audit findings · Policy repository / GRC workspace
First move
Mostly documents and reviews. Pull the 3 system-held artefacts from your SIEM / log platform on a schedule; put the documents under version control with an owner and review date, and log each review as a dated record with a named reviewer.
Common gaps auditors find
- Policy exists but not enforced
- No regular desk inspections
- Screen lock settings vary across devices
- Employee awareness not documented
Do this for your whole sheet
Paste the rows you run your controls from and get this mapping for every control at once, with the periodic-review ones flagged and a first move per row. No account for the first run.
Build my evidence sheetA.7.6 Working in secure areas · A.7.8 Equipment siting and protection