APPENDIX A (NORMATIVE)
PHYSICAL CONTROLS, continued
Minimal (All Mandatory)
Equipment maintenance
• Only authorised personnel should carry out
repairs and service equipment
• Records should be kept of all suspected or actual
faults, and all preventive/corrective maintenance
Security of equipment offPremises
• Equipment/media taken off site should not be left
unattended
• Portable computers should be carried as hand
luggage
Control Class
• Adequate insurance cover should be in place
Secure disposal or re-use
of equipment
Removal of property
• Equipment, information or software should not be
taken off-site without prior authorization
• Equipment should be recorded as being removed
off-site and recorded when returned
Monitoring
• Physical guard at entrance during the business
hours.
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