
Two Key Security Measures Organizations cannot Afford to Miss
Organizations around the world spend hundreds of billions of dollars each year to protect mission-critical digital investments and offer the necessary cybersecurity .
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CIO Applications Europe | Friday, January 28, 2022

To protect an organization's facilities, barriers such as walls, card-controlled entry doors, and staffed reception desks should be utilized. This is particularly important in areas containing sensitive information or the information systems utilized to process or manage that type of data.
Fremont, CA: Organizations around the world spend hundreds of billions of dollars each year to protect mission-critical digital investments and offer the necessary cybersecurity to keep them safe from outside cyber threats. This is an absolute necessity and one of the most important best practices recommended for all organizations. However, physical security is an aspect that is frequently overlooked or underemphasized.
Here are some useful tips for enterprise security leaders to improve organizational physical security:
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Physical Entry Controls
To ensure that only authorised personnel have access to secure areas, appropriate entry controls should be installed. To detect potential physical security incidents, physical access to facilities where information systems are housed should be monitored utilizing physical intrusion alarms and surveillance equipment. Physical access logs should be audited at least once a year. When potential events are identified, reviews should be conducted as well. If a physical security incident is discovered, all response actions should be documented in incident response reports. In order to monitor individual physical access to sensitive areas, video cameras or other access control mechanisms should be installed and secured.
Physical Security Perimeters
To protect an organization's facilities, barriers such as walls, card-controlled entry doors, and staffed reception desks should be utilized. This is particularly important in areas containing sensitive information or the information systems utilized to process or manage that type of data. Access to data centers or other high-risk areas should be preceded by an additional layer of physical access requests and approvals. When not in use, information systems should be housed in rooms with locked doors and windows. External safeguards should also be considered, especially for offices or other ground-level locations.
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