NIST800-PE-18 PE-18 Location of System Components
NIST800-PE-18 in NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 (NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, Release 5.2.0). All NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls held. Open NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 on the standards site.
The control as we hold it
PE-18 Location of System Components. Position system components within the facility to minimize potential damage from [Assignment: organization-defined physical and environmental hazards] and to minimize the opportunity for unauthorized access.
Reviewed and closest counterparts in the other frameworks
Reviewed rows come from a released pair; a closest match is the nearest held text and is not a reviewed row.
SOC 2
- SOC2-CC6.4 CC6.4 Restricting physical access to facilities and assets (closest match)
HIPAA Security Rule
- 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(A) Risk Analysis (Required) (closest match)
- 164.310(a)(1) Facility Access Controls (Standard) (closest match)
- 164.310(a)(2)(ii) Facility Security Plan (Addressable) (closest match)
- 164.310(b) Workstation Use (Standard) (closest match)
- 164.310(c) Workstation Security (Standard) (closest match)
What an auditor commonly asks for
General guidance for this control area (domain: PE - Physical and Environmental Protection), in our words, not a statement of the standard and not binding on an assessor.
- the physical and environmental policy
- the entry and visitor records
- the environmental-monitoring records