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PE-14(2)Environmental Controls | Monitoring with Alarms and Notifications

IL4 High
IL5
IL6

>Control Description

Employ environmental control monitoring that provides an alarm or notification of changes potentially harmful to personnel or equipment to organization-defined personnel or roles.

>DoD Impact Level Requirements

No specific parameter values or requirements for this impact level.

>Discussion

The alarm or notification may be an audible alarm or a visual message in real time to personnel or roles defined by the organization. Such alarms and notifications can help minimize harm to individuals and damage to organizational assets by facilitating a timely incident response.

>Assessment Interview Topics

Questions assessors commonly ask

Process & Governance:

  • What policies and procedures govern the implementation of monitoring with alarms and notifications for the organization's facilities?
  • Who is responsible for overseeing and maintaining monitoring with alarms and notifications controls?
  • How frequently are monitoring with alarms and notifications controls reviewed and updated?
  • What process exists for granting exceptions to monitoring with alarms and notifications requirements?
  • How does the organization ensure accountability for monitoring with alarms and notifications across all facility locations?

Technical Implementation:

  • What technologies or systems technically implement monitoring with alarms and notifications?
  • How are these systems configured to meet the control requirements?
  • What monitoring or alerting capabilities exist for monitoring with alarms and notifications?
  • How do monitoring with alarms and notifications systems integrate with other physical security infrastructure?
  • What redundancy or backup mechanisms support monitoring with alarms and notifications?

Evidence & Documentation:

  • Provide documented policies and procedures for monitoring with alarms and notifications.
  • Provide evidence of monitoring with alarms and notifications implementation and configuration.
  • Provide logs, records, or reports demonstrating monitoring with alarms and notifications activities over the past 90 days.
  • Provide testing, maintenance, or inspection records for monitoring with alarms and notifications from the past year.
  • Provide evidence of monitoring with alarms and notifications reviews, audits, or assessments.

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