Protecting the Physical Information Infrastructure
Franklin Platt · 2012
This chapter describes practical recommendations for implementing good physical-security protection for information systems. It highlights that the planning process must think ahead strategically to determine the best possible security options to add maximum value and contribute to profits, enhance productivity and performance, and avoid intrusiveness. This chapter builds on the planning process, suggests ways to better protect the infrastructure and reduce its vulnerability. It describes how to implement the security planning and management process. Some facets of good physical protection to consider in the planning process are outlined. These suggest some critical elements and how to protect them, and some possible weak points in the information infrastructure. The chapter highlights that there are many effective defensive strategies to avoid physical hacking, and the planning process must evaluate each approach and how best to combine them strategically to maximize effectiveness and minimize costs.