Software Quality Assurance

271inforMation seCurity

Physical and Environmental Security

Physical Security Most security measures that deal with physical secu-

rity are designed to protect the computer from climate conditions,

although many of them also deal with protecting your computer from

intruders who use or attempt to use physical access to the computer

to break into it.

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ccess control

• Power and electricity

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limate and environment

• Smoke and fire

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• Food and drinks

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ibrations

• Backups

Physical Entry Control

• Visitor and unauthorized entrance should be controlled

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onworking hour time entrances should be monitored and

controlled

Securing Oces, Rooms, and Facilities

Physically Securing the Servers

• Servers must be placed in a locked room.

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