Avoiding Common Threats to Physical Security
With so much talk in this chapter of controls and items to look for during an assessment, it is important to be aware of some of the threats an organization can face. Some common threats include the following:
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Natural, human, and technical threats
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Physical keystroke loggers and sniffers
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Wireless interception and rogue access points
Natural, Human, and Technical Threats
Every organization must deal with the threats that are present in the environment each day. Threats can be natural, human, or technical. Natural threats can include events such as fires, floods, hurricanes, tropical storms, tidal waves, and earthquakes.
Human threats are not always as predictable as natural threats. For example, ...
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