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Physical & Environmental Security

51 controls

Protect physical environments through layered physical security and environmental controls that safeguard physical and digital assets from unauthorized access, theft, damage and disruption.

SCF # Control Name Weight NIST CSF Frameworks
PES-01 Physical & Environmental Security Policy 10 — Critical Govern 38
PES-02 Physical & Environmental Protections 9 — Critical Govern 98
PES-03 Physical Security Plan (PSP) 4 — Medium Identify 9
PES-04 Zone-Based Physical Security 3 — Low Protect 3
PES-05 Alternate Work Site 8 — High Protect 33
PES-06 Physical Access Authorizations 7 — High Protect 81
PES-07 Role-Based Physical Access 9 — Critical Protect 47
PES-07.1 Dual Authorization for Physical Access 2 — Low Protect 2
PES-08 Physical Access Control 10 — Critical Protect 92
PES-08.1 Physical Access Device Inventories 9 — Critical Protect 5
PES-09 Controlled Ingress & Egress Points 9 — Critical Protect 20
PES-09.1 Physical Access Logs 6 — Medium Protect 57
PES-09.2 Personnel Searches 1 — Low Detect 3
PES-10 Physical Security of Offices, Rooms & Facilities 10 — Critical Protect 39
PES-11 Working in Secure Areas 10 — Critical Protect 26
PES-11.1 On-Site Client Segregation 6 — Medium Protect 3
PES-12 Access To Critical Systems 5 — Medium Protect 42
PES-12.1 Lockable Physical Casings 5 — Medium Protect 13
PES-13 Monitoring Physical Access 7 — High Detect 70
PES-13.1 Intrusion Alarms / Surveillance Equipment 9 — Critical Detect 46
PES-13.2 Monitoring Physical Access To Critical Systems 5 — Medium Detect 28
PES-14 Visitor Control 9 — Critical Protect 36
PES-14.1 Distinguish Visitors from On-Site Personnel 8 — High Protect 16
PES-14.2 Identification Requirement 8 — High Protect 17
PES-14.3 Restrict Unescorted Access 10 — Critical Protect 23
PES-14.4 Automated Records Management & Review 5 — Medium Protect 12
PES-14.5 Minimize Visitor Personal Data (PD) 3 — Low Protect 14
PES-14.6 Visitor Access Revocation 7 — High Protect 11
PES-15 Delivery & Removal 8 — High Protect 40
PES-15.1 Temporary Storage 2 — Low Protect 0
PES-16 Equipment Siting & Protection 9 — Critical Protect 47
PES-16.1 Transmission Medium Security 9 — Critical Protect 41
PES-17 Access Control for Output Devices 8 — High Protect 33
PES-18 Component Marking 3 — Low Protect 6
PES-19 Asset Monitoring and Tracking 6 — Medium Detect 7
PES-20 Supporting Utilities 9 — Critical Protect 37
PES-20.1 Automatic Voltage Controls 8 — High Protect 14
PES-21 Emergency Shutoff 8 — High Protect 25
PES-22 Emergency Power 8 — High Protect 34
PES-23 Emergency Lighting 7 — High Protect 32
PES-24 Water Damage Protection 8 — High Protect 33
PES-24.1 Automation Support for Water Damage Protection 5 — Medium Protect 9
PES-25 Redundant Cabling 2 — Low Protect 5
PES-26 Fire Protection 7 — High Protect 34
PES-27 Fire Detection Devices 9 — Critical Detect 18
PES-28 Fire Suppression Devices 3 — Low Protect 19
PES-28.1 Automatic Fire Suppression 5 — Medium Respond 13
PES-29 Temperature & Humidity Controls Monitoring 9 — Critical Protect 35
PES-29.1 Temperature & Humidity Controls Alerting 8 — High Detect 14
PES-30 Information Leakage Due To Electromagnetic Signals Emanations 5 — Medium Protect 8
PES-31 Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Protection 1 — Low Protect 3

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