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Which Physical Security Goal?

Control access, detect intruders, secure equipment, or track assets? Match each need at a site to its physical security goal.

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About this interactive

A switch can be locked down with strong passwords, yet anyone who can touch it can reboot it, bypass the password and see its whole configuration. That is why physical access has to be controlled too. The lesson groups what we want to do physically into four goals. Control access: decide who gets into the area, the building and the door. Fencing and bollards work on the area, vestibules and metal detectors on the building, and keys, fobs, badges and biometrics on the door. Detect intruders: find out when someone has crossed a line they should not have, with guards, sensors, alarms and surveillance. Secure equipment: protect the equipment itself, so it cannot walk off and people already in the room cannot get at it: equipment locks, smart lockers, safes, locking cabinets and racks. Track assets: know what you own and where it is, with asset tags and inventory. To sort a card, ask what the need is protecting: a way in, the knowledge that someone got in, the equipment itself, or the record of what you have.

What you'll learn

Aligned to

CompTIA Security+
1.2 Summarize fundamental security concepts.

Key terms

Physical Access Control
Security measures that restrict and manage physical entry to facilities, equipment, and IT infrastructure to prevent unauthorized access.
Access Control
A security mechanism that restricts access to resources based on policies, roles, or identity.
Asset
Any resource of value to an organization, including hardware, software, data, and personnel.
Inventory Management
The process of tracking and recording organizational assets to ensure accountability and detect loss or theft.

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