A.7.2 Physical entry
Protect secure areas with appropriate entry controls and access points.
15
artefacts
3
held by a system
4
at each review
hard
to go live
Policy repository / GRC workspace
where the evidence lives
teal = a system already holds it · olive = produced at each review
system holds itEvidence a system already holds
- Electronic visitor registration log · Physical access / facilities
- Card revocation and deactivation log · Identity provider / directory
- Corrective action logs for identified non-conformities · SIEM / log platform
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
- Visitor badge issuance record · Physical access / facilities
- Signed visitor agreement forms · Physical access / facilities
- Quarterly entry point inspection report · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Physical security penetration test results · Vulnerability scanner / patch tooling
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- Physical entry control policy document · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Standard operating procedures for securing entry points · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Roles and responsibilities matrix for entry control staff · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Access card issuance register · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Access rights matrix for the secure area · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Door lock maintenance schedule · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- CCTV camera placement diagram · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Alarm system test and calibration reports · Policy repository / GRC workspace
First move
Mostly documents and reviews. Pull the 3 system-held artefacts from your Physical access / facilities on a schedule; put the documents under version control with an owner and review date, and log each review as a dated record with a named reviewer.
Common gaps auditors find
- Use of informal sign-in sheets instead of controlled logs
- Failure to promptly remove or update access rights after role changes
- Lack of documented maintenance for locks and alarm systems
- Inconsistent enforcement of visitor escort and badge policies
Do this for your whole sheet
Paste the rows you run your controls from and get this mapping for every control at once, with the periodic-review ones flagged and a first move per row. No account for the first run.
Build my evidence sheetA.7.1 Physical security perimeters · A.7.3 Securing offices, rooms and facilities