What do Physical security standards include?

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2026-04-01 03:35

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From NIST 800.53 rev 4:

Physical and Environmental Protection Policy and Procedures

Physical Access Authorizations

Physical Access Control

Access Control for Transmission Medium

Access Control for Output Devices

Monitoring Physical Access

Visitor Access Records

Power Equipment and Cabling

Emergency Shutoff

Emergency Power

Emergency Lighting

Fire Protection

Temperature and Humidity Controls

Water Damage Protection

Delivery and Removal

Alternate Work Site

Location of Information System components

Information Leakage

Asset Monitoring and Tracking.

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Physical access control to spaces where computer assets (computers, networking connections, cabling, etc.) are present.

Physical protection of documented information about instituted protections.

Environmental protections of computers and users to protect availability and integrity (for example, EM interference can compromise integrity of transmitted information)

Physical protections against eavesdropping, interception, alteration, and interference

Tamper evident seals

Protection from physical threats (for example: protecting data center from fires, floods, tornadoes, etc.)

Protection of storage media (tapes, disks, drives, etc) - access control, theft prevention, protection against damage

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