SC.3 Disable Auto-Run Features
Disable auto-run or auto-play features that automatically execute code without user authorisation on removable media or network shares.
Source: UK Cyber Essentials, SC.3. The statement above is our statement of the clause, read from the published text and cited so you can check it against the official text, not the instrument verbatim. Open UK Cyber Essentials in the compliance library.
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These are the artefacts auditors commonly ask for on this requirement, our guidance rather than text from the standard. Your assessor decides what is sufficient in your context, and asks for samples across the period when a report covers one.
system holds itEvidence a system already holds
- AutoPlay disabled GPO export · Endpoint management (MDM / EDR)
- Intune/Jamf policy screenshot · Endpoint management (MDM / EDR)
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
none for this control
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
none for this control
First move
Common gaps auditors find
- legacy machines with AutoPlay enabled
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