Physical security is just as important as all of the other types of security that has been previously discussed. There are various physical threats that companies face when it come to protecting the hardware on which companies' systems run. Proper countermeasures to physical threats should be in place in order to keep an organization's assets safe. Without physical security, there would be no need for all of the other types of information security. The threats to physical security are as follows:
Natural environmental threats: Any natural disaster including fires. (Tornadoes, floods, etc.)
Supply system threats: Anything that could disrupt the system such as lack of power and water and gas leaks.
Manmade threats: Employee errors, physical theft of hardware, vandalism.
Politically motivated threats: terrorist attacks, strikes, riots.
When it comes to physical security, protecting human life is the first priority above anything else. Referred to as life safety.
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