Managing Risk in Information Systems, 3rd Edition

Physical Control Examples

Physical controls protect the physical environment and include basics, such as locks to protect access to secure areas, and environmental controls. This section presents the following examples of physical controls:

• Locked doors, guards, access logs, and closed-circuit television
• Fire detection and suppression
• Water detection
• Temperature and humidity detection
• Electrical grounding and circuit breakers

Locked Doors, Guards, Access Logs, and Closed-Circuit Television

All organizations have some areas that are more secure than others. The more secure areas are protected with physical security.

For example, a server room holds servers that shouldn’t be accessible to just anyone because servers need to be protected. ...