PE-18 Location of System Components. Position system components within the facility to minimize potential damage from [organization-defined] and to minimize the opportunity for unauthorized access
Location of System Components. Position system components within the facility to minimize potential damage from [organization-defined] and to minimize the opportunity for unauthorized access.
5
artefacts
0
held by a system
2
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
none for this control
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
- Records of placement review when the facility or the hazard assessment changed · Physical access / facilities
- Evidence that access opportunity was considered, such as distance from public areas and sightlines to screens · Physical access / facilities
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- The defined physical and environmental hazards that positioning is intended to mitigate · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Floor plans or location documentation showing where system components sit relative to those hazards · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Rationale linking each placement decision to the hazard it mitigates and to unauthorised access opportunity · Policy repository / GRC workspace
First move
This control is evidenced by people and documents, not systems. Put the document under version control with an owner and review date, and log each review as a record with reviewer and date. Do not try to automate it.
Common gaps auditors find
- Placement driven by available space and cabling, with the hazard rationale written afterwards
- Water and mechanical plant hazards overlooked because the assessment concentrated on intrusion
- Layout documentation not updated after equipment moves, so the assessed position is not the actual one
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.
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