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Which addressable safeguard tracks hardware and media movement?

Keeping a record of movements and the responsible person is addressable.

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  1. Media re-use: wiping drives before reuse
  2. Accountability: a record of moves and who is responsible ✔
  3. Disposal: destroying old drives

Why: Accountability is an addressable implementation specification. It calls for keeping a record of hardware and electronic media movements and the person responsible.

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Why did the laptop have a travel log? For accountability.
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Answer: Accountability: a record of moves and who is responsible. Accountability is an addressable implementation specification. It calls for keeping a record of hardware and electronic media movements and the person responsible.

  1. 45 CFR 164.310(d)(2)(iii) www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-A/subchapter-C/part-164/subpart-C/section-164.310
    Accountability (Addressable). Maintain a record of the movements of hardware and electronic media and any person responsible therefore.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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