Ethical Hacking: Techniques, Tools, and Countermeasures, 4th Edition

Basic Equipment Controls

Basic equipment controls are defensive measures placed on the front lines of security. These controls can be both an effective first line of defense and a visible deterrent to an attacker. Equipment controls represent one layer of defensive measures and, as such, coexist with technological and administrative controls.

Many different types of controls can be used to regulate access to equipment, each of which seeks to prevent unauthorized access in some way. Basic equipment controls include the following:

• Passwords

• Password screen savers and session controls

• Hard drive and mobile device encryption

• Controls for printers, scanners, fax machines, and voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone systems

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