Abstract
Physical security entails restricting physical access to controlled buildings, installations, information, facilities, and personnel by unauthorized individuals. Access control may prevent potential intruders, delay or frustrate intruders, and monitor and detect intruders. These methods are classified under physical barriers, perimeter security, identification systems, and electronic/mechanical barriers. Different methods of access control can be designed to respond to different physical security needs. However, it is worth to note that no stand-alone method of access control is effective and thus to improve effectiveness and performance, two or more methods should be used in combination. This paper examines various methods of access control and their effectiveness in relation to the physical security.
Introduction Controlling access is an important component of physical security to protect assets and material resources. Making sure that only authorized vehicles, items, and people enter and exit defined areas minimizes the risk of harm or loss to all assets (Fennelly, 2012). Physical security entails security measures which are tailored to deny an unauthorized access to material resources, such as buildings, critical installations, personnel, and information from terrorism, espionage, and other criminal activities. Physical protection of material resources is intended to prevent potential intruders, detect intruders, and trigger apt incident
As an IT professional in charge of security for a small pharmacy that has recently opened in a shopping mall, there are many risk to watch out for and defend against. The business requires both physical and logical access controls that should protect medication, funds, and customer information. This paper will address at least five potential physical and logical threats. It will then detail the security controls that should be implemented in order to protect against the threats. Next, a strategy will be outlined for each risk.
(TCO 6) Many believe that the most important physical security control is _____. (Points : 5)
Ensuring that physical access to the device you want to secure is restricted to authorized personnel.
Physical security – are generally intended to deter potential intruders 9 e.g. warning signs and perimeter markings); to detect intrusions and monitor / record intruders (e.g. intruder alarms and CCTV systems); to trigger appropriate incident responses (e.g. by security guards and police).
Commercial buildings have increased their security measures due to bombings and terrorist attacks. Generally, they have security policies and an emergency management program that includes evacuation procedures. As far as access control is concerned, they have a reception desk in the lobby to control access into the building, confirm appointments of all visitors and issue temporary ID badges, and issue identification cards to all personnel and tenants that have their photograph and signature (“Security Tips”, 2006). Commercial buildings require the use of I.D. cards for access and require that cards be displayed at all times on the premises (“Security Tips”, 2006). Additionally, shipping and receiving areas have restricted access and is monitored by closed-circuit television surveillance (“Security Tips”, 2006). Security personnel are suitably selected and trained.
That part of security concerned with physical measures designed to safeguard personnel, to prevent unauthorized access to equipment, installations, material, and documents and to safeguard them against espionage, sabotage, damage, and theft.
mandatory and discretionary access control policies. ACM Transactions on Information and System Security, Vol. 3, No. 2.
Provides multi layered security: Security starts from physical layer from protecting against ARP Cache, intruders, vandals and thieves. Physical security is provided based on the needs, maintenance
Companies can prevent falling victim to unauthorized physical access by developing and implementing simple policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines for employees as well as guests to follow. Secure all areas containing sensitive systems and/or data. Require staff to follow entrance procedures when entering a secured area. Also ensure that physical data such as important documents are secured. Require
It is important for all organizations to have physical security. Physical security protects the organization in every way. Every individual needs to be aware of the importance of physical security. Not only is important for the individual to be aware of the importance physical security has in an organization but to be able to understand how physical security works within the organization. In this paper the writer will be describing the core concepts of physical security. Additionally the writer would be writing about the security assessments. Last the writing would be writing about the basic physical controls.
Natural access controls are ways of making access limited to one or two areas, this is done by
Role based access control is an ideology through which access to systems is restricted based on authority given. It is used by organizations with a relatively large number of employees ranging from five hundred to one thousand and above (Sieunarine & University of Oxford, 2011). This is implemented through the mandatory access control or through the discretionary access control. These are the only two ways through which role based access control can be implemented.
This report will look at various access control methods used by Operating Systems (OS) to control user access to files on a computer and what they can do once they have gained access. In this first section I will look at methods such as Access Control Lists(ACL’s), Capabilities and Encrypting file systems(EFS) and which Operating Systems use these as well as the advantages and disadvantages they have over each other. The second part of my report will focus on one OS and explain in detail the methods it uses to control file access and how it works.
In the Workstation Domain security controls are one of the biggest challenges. Physical security threats are concerns associated more with attackers who gain physical access to the premises. The attackers can cause physical destruction of equipment or sabotage the equipment. The attacker can sabotage the system if the attacker has sufficient knowledge of the system, such as a former employee, and gains access to the system and then renders the system unusable, or deletes and changes information.
As the use of computers, databases, and technology in general, security has grown to be a powerful tool that has to be used. The threat of outside sources intruding and exploiting crucial information is a threat that is present on a daily basis. As a part of creating and implementing a security policy, a user must consider access control. Access Control is a security tool that is used to control who can use or gain access to the protected technology. Access control security includes two levels; logical and physical. Though database intrusions can happen at any moment, access control provides another security barrier that is needed.