Computer and Information Security Handbook (2-Volume Set), 4th Edition

Chapter 71: Physical Security

William Stallings     Independent Consultant, Brewster, MA, United States

Abstract

Most people think about locks, bars, alarms, and uniformed guards when they think about security. Although these countermeasures are by no means the only precautions that need to be considered when trying to secure an information system, they are a perfectly logical place to begin. This chapter discusses physical security with some overlapping areas of premises security. Physical security is a vital part of any security plan and is fundamental to all security efforts; without it, cybersecurity, software security, user access security, and network security are considerably more difficult, if not impossible, to initiate. Physical security ...