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PE-18

Physical and Environmental ProtectionRev 5organization

Location of System Components

Baselines:High

Control Statement

Position system components within the facility to minimize potential damage from [Assignment: physical and environmental hazards] and to minimize the opportunity for unauthorized access.

Supplemental Guidance

Physical and environmental hazards include floods, fires, tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, terrorism, vandalism, an electromagnetic pulse, electrical interference, and other forms of incoming electromagnetic radiation. Organizations consider the location of entry points where unauthorized individuals, while not being granted access, might nonetheless be near systems. Such proximity can increase the risk of unauthorized access to organizational communications using wireless packet sniffers or microphones, or unauthorized disclosure of information.

Related Controls (5)

CP-2PE-5PE-19PE-20RA-3

CCI Identifiers (4)

CCI-002976Defines physical and environmental hazards that could cause potential damage to system components within the facility.CCI-000989Position system components within the facility to minimize potential damage from organization-defined physical and environmental hazards.CCI-000990The organization positions information system components within the facility to minimize potential damage from environmental hazards.CCI-000991Position system components within the facility to minimize the opportunity for unauthorized access.

Linked STIG Checks (0)

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