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DS12.2 - Physical Security Measures

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Physical Security Measures

Define and implement physical security measures in line with business requirements to secure the location and the physical assets. Physical security measures must be capable of effectively preventing, detecting and mitigating risks relating to theft, temperature, fire, smoke, water, vibration, terror, vandalism, power outages, chemicals or explosives.

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  • Protection of critical IT systems from physical threats
  • Effective deployment of physical security measures
  • Promotion of awareness amongst staff and management of the organisation’s requirements for physical security
  Risk Drivers
  • Threats to physical security not identified
  • Hardware stolen by unauthorised people
  • Physical attack on the IT site
  • Devices reconfigured without authorisation
  • Confidential information being accessed by devices configured to read the radiation emitted by the computers

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  1. Define and implement a policy for the physical security and access control measures to be followed for IT sites. Regularly review the policy to ensure that it remains relevant and up to date.
  2. Limit the access to information about sensitive IT sites and the design plans. Ensure that external signs and other identification of sensitive IT sites are discreet and do not obviously identify the site from outside. Confirm that organisational directories/site maps do not identify the location of the IT site.
  3. Design physical security measures to take into account the risk associated with the business and operation. Physical security measures include alarm systems, building hardening, armoured cabling protection and secure partitioning.
  4. Periodically test and document the preventive, detective and corrective physical security measures to verify design, implementation and effectiveness.
  5. Ensure that the site design takes into account the physical cabling of telecommunication and the piping of water, power and sewer. The installation must be concealed, so it is not directly visible. The piping of water and sewer must also be redirected away from the server rooms.
  6. Define a process for the secure removal of IT equipment, supported by the appropriate authorisation.
  7. Safeguard receiving and shipping areas of IT equipment in the same manner and scope as normal IT sites and IT operations.
  8. Define and implement a policy and process to transport and store equipment securely.
  9. Define a process to ensure that storage devices containing sensitive information are physically destroyed or sanitised.
  10. Define a process for recording, monitoring, managing, reporting and resolving physical security incidents, in line with the overall IT incident management process.
  11. Ensure that particularly sensitive sites are checked frequently (including weekends and holidays).

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