Applicable

(Y)es / (N)o

(C)onfidentiality

(I)ntegrity

(A)vailability

RPN

(C+I+A)

(S)atisfactory

L1

M2

H3

L1

M2

H3

L1

M2

H3

(O)ther than satisfactory +##

pe-3(5)

physical access control  | tamper protection

assessment objective:

Determine if the organization:  

pe-3(5)[1]

defines security safeguards to be employed to detect and/or prevent physical tampering or alteration of organization-defined hardware components within the information system;

pe-3(5)[2]

defines hardware components within the information system for which security safeguards are to be employed to detect and/or prevent physical tampering or alteration of such components;

pe-3(5)[3]

employs organization-defined security safeguards to do one or more of the following:

pe-3(5)[3][a]

detect physical tampering or alteration of organization-defined hardware components within the information system; and/or

pe-3(5)[3][b]

prevent physical tampering or alteration of organization-defined hardware components within the information system.

potential assessment methods and objects:

Examine: [select from: Physical and environmental protection policy; procedures addressing physical access control; list of security safeguards to detect/prevent physical tampering or alteration of information system hardware components; other relevant documents or records].

Interview: [select from: Organizational personnel with physical access control responsibilities; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities].

Test: [select from: Organizational processes to detect/prevent physical tampering or alteration of information system hardware components; automated mechanisms/security safeguards supporting and/or implementing detection/prevention of physical tampering/alternation of information system hardware components].