Designation:E2674–09StandardPracticeforAssessmentofImpactofMobileDataStorageDevice(MDSD)Loss1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2674;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticedescribesamethodologyforassessingandquantifyingtheimpactofthelossofmobiledatastoragedevices(MDSDs),forexample,thumbdrives,auxiliaryharddrives,andotherpropertycontainingpersonallyidentifiableinformationorotherentitysensitiveinformation.1.2Thispracticeisbasedontwoconcepts:1.2.1IdentifyingtheMDSDsthatposethegreatestrisktotheorganizationbasedonboththeinformationthatisstoredonthemandthelocationinwhichtheyareused,and1.2.2Determiningtheimpactofthepotentiallossofspe-cificMDSDs.Ingeneral,thisimpactassessmentisbestpracticedasapartofalargerriskmanagementprocess.Whilethispracticedoesnotaddressthislargertopic,itmayinformotherriskmanagementstandards.1.3Thispracticeisintendedtobeapplicableandappropri-ateforallasset-holdingentities.1.4InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofPracticeE2279,thispracticeclarifiesandenableseffectiveandefficientcontrolandtrackingofequipment.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E2135TerminologyforPropertyandAssetManagementE2279PracticeforEstablishingtheGuidingPrinciplesofPropertyManagementE2452PracticeforEquipmentManagementProcessMatu-rity(EMPM)ModelE2495PracticeforPrioritizingAssetResourcesinAcqui-sition,Utilization,andDispositionE2499PracticeforClassificationofEquipmentPhysicalLocationInformationE2608PracticeforEquipmentControlMatrix(ECM)3.Terminology3.1Definitions—Fordefinitionsrelatingtopropertyandasse...
