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CLEAR DESK AND CLEAR SCREEN POLICY
Clear desk and clear screen policy – What does ISO 27001 require?
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Table of contents
1. PURPOSE, SCOPE AND USERS ..............................................................................................................3

2. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS ....................................................................................................................3

3. CLEAR DESK AND CLEAR SCREEN POLICY ..............................................................................................3

3.1. WORKPLACE PROTECTION ............................................................................................................................ 3

3.1.1. Clear desk policy............................................................................................................................ 3
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1. Purpose, scope and users

The purpose of this document is to define rules to prevent unauthorized access to information in
workplaces, as well as to shared facilities and equipment.

This document is applied to all workplaces, facilities and equipment located within [organization
name].

Users of this document are all employees of [organization name].

2. Reference documents
 ISO/IEC 27001 standard
 IT Security Policy
 [Information Classification Policy]

3. Clear desk and clear screen policy

All information classified as "Internal use," "Restricted" and "Confidential" as specified in the
[Information Classification Policy] are regarded as sensitive in this Clear Desk and Clear Screen Policy.

3.1. Workplace protection

3.1.1. Clear desk policy

If the authorized person is not at his/her workplace, all paper documents, as well as data storage
media labelled as sensitive, must be removed from the desk or other places (printers, fax machines,
photocopiers, etc.) to prevent unauthorized access.

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