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risk management/proportionality principle, the physical entry controls in place
must be commensurate with business and security requirements. Physical entry
controls can help achieve the following mandated minimum-security outcomes.
PH2 – Organisations must use appropriate entry controls to protect secure
areas against physical security threats. As a minimum requirement,
organisations must have: (b) baseline security controls such as guards, fencing
and external monitoring; (b) access card systems to identify employees, log
and manage access rights; (c) visitor management processes to enable visitor
sign-in, badge allocation, escorting and pass verification; and, (d) employee
management processes including requirement to wear identification and carry
access cards and the control of equipment movements.
To achieve the security outcomes mandated above, organisations must:
Ensure that all facilities have in place baseline physical access controls to
safeguard information resources therein including an on-duty security guard
force; fencing (i.e. fences, gates, turnstiles and mantraps) and external
security guard patrols, outside Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) monitoring
or a combination of both. In addition, organisations must mandate the use of
access cards for access to buildings;
Ensure that all visitors report to the security reception and produce proof of
identification before gaining access to sensitive facilities. The visitors must
sign-in and sign-out and must wear an appropriate badge e.g. unescorted or
escorted at all times;
Record the date and time of entry and departure for all visitors. In addition,
visitors must only gain access to premises supporting critical infrastructure
for specific and authorised purposes;
Visitors receive a briefing on the security procedures of the secure facility
including emergency procedures;
Control and restrict access to areas designated for processing or storing
sensitive information to authorised persons only;
Have in place appropriate authentication controls e.g. access control cards
plus PIN to manage and validate access and securely maintain an audit trail
of all access;
Require all staff and visitors to wear visible identification at all times. All staff
at a facility have a duty to notify security personnel if they encounter
unescorted visitors and anyone not wearing visible identification;
Grant third party support service personnel restricted access to secure areas
or sensitive facilities when required only and monitor the access; and
Review, update and revoke access rights to secure areas regularly.
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