> Donn B. Parker's 7 Major Sources of Physical Loss
1. Extreme temperature: heat, cold
2. Gases: war gases, commercial vapors, humid/dry air, suspended particles
3. Liquids: water, chemicals
4. Living organisms: viruses, bacteria, people, animals, insects
5. Projectiles: tangible objects in motions, powered objects
6. Movement: collapse, shearing, shaking, vibration, liquefaction, flow waves, separation, slide
7. Energy anomalies: electrical surge or failure, magnetism, static electricity, aging circuity; radiation: sound, light, radio, microwave, electromagnetic, atomic
What is the role of physical security?
Physical security refers to the protection of people, property, and physical assets from the risk of physical actions and events, such as fire, flood, natural disasters, burglary, theft, vandalism, and terrorism.
What is physical security in relation to information security?
Physical security is represented as the security of personnel, hardware, programs, networks, and data from physical situations and events that can support severe losses or harm to an enterprise, agency, or organization.
What are the four important roles of information security?
Security measures perform four critical roles:.
It protects the organisation's ability to function..
It enables the safe operation of applications implemented on the organisation's IT systems..
It protects the data the organisation collects and uses..
It safeguards the technology the organisation uses..
What are the physical security measures for the information system?
Elements and design.
Physical barriers..
Natural surveillance..
Security lighting..
Alarm systems and sensors..
Video surveillance..
Mechanical access control systems..
Electronic access control systems..
Identification systems and access policies..