CC6.7: Data in transit and on removable media

Data is protected while it moves: encrypted in transit, restricted from being copied to unmanaged devices or removable media, and shared only through approved channels.

Category: Security (common criteria, required in every SOC 2 report) · Series: CC6 (Logical and physical access controls) · TSC 2017 (2022 points of focus)

That summary is Policyseed’s own paraphrase, written to be read next to the policy sections below. The authoritative wording is the AICPA’s Trust Services Criteria, which the CPA firm tests your controls against during the examination.

Policies that address CC6.7

The Policyseed crosswalk points CC6.7 at 3 policies. Each link opens the full sample text at the section an auditor would read. Section 4 holds the statements management commits to; section 5 holds the procedures that produce evidence.

• P06 Data Classification and Handling Policy, section 4 (Policy Statements). Owner: Security Owner.
• P08 Encryption and Key Management Policy, section 4 (Policy Statements). Owner: Engineering Lead.
• P19 Endpoint and Workstation Security Policy, section 4 (Policy Statements). Owner: IT/Operations Lead.

Evidence examples for CC6.7

Artifacts a company of 5 to 200 people can realistically produce. The Audit Kit’s evidence checklist lists them per policy with an owner column so each one has a name against it before the examination.

• TLS configuration scan result for public endpoints (for example an SSL Labs report) showing TLS 1.2 or higher only
• Data handling matrix from the Data Classification Policy listing approved sharing channels per classification
• MDM policy screenshot restricting USB storage or requiring encrypted external drives

Related criteria in CC6 (Logical and physical access controls)

• CC6.1: Logical access security
• CC6.2: User registration and deprovisioning
• CC6.3: Role-based access and least privilege
• CC6.4: Physical access
• CC6.5: Disposal of physical assets
• CC6.6: Protection from external threats
• CC6.8: Malicious software

Previous: CC6.6 Protection from external threats. Next: CC6.8 Malicious software. All 38 criteria are listed on the template index.

Policyseed provides governance policy templates and AI tailoring. It is not legal advice and not a compliance guarantee. Management adopts the policies; the CPA firm performs the SOC 2 examination.