PE-3(3)—Physical Access Control | Continuous Guards
IL6
>Control Description
Employ guards to control ⚙organization-defined physical access points to the facility where the system resides 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
>DoD Impact Level Requirements
No specific parameter values or requirements for this impact level.
>Discussion
Employing guards at selected physical access points to the facility provides a more rapid response capability for organizations. Guards also provide the opportunity for human surveillance in areas of the facility not covered by video surveillance.
>Related Controls
>Assessment Interview Topics
Questions assessors commonly ask
Process & Governance:
- •What policies and procedures govern the implementation of continuous guards for the organization's facilities?
- •Who is responsible for overseeing and maintaining continuous guards controls?
- •How frequently are continuous guards controls reviewed and updated?
- •What process exists for granting exceptions to continuous guards requirements?
- •How does the organization ensure accountability for continuous guards across all facility locations?
Technical Implementation:
- •What technologies or systems technically implement continuous guards?
- •How are these systems configured to meet the control requirements?
- •What monitoring or alerting capabilities exist for continuous guards?
- •How do continuous guards systems integrate with other physical security infrastructure?
- •What redundancy or backup mechanisms support continuous guards?
Evidence & Documentation:
- •Provide documented policies and procedures for continuous guards.
- •Provide evidence of continuous guards implementation and configuration.
- •Provide logs, records, or reports demonstrating continuous guards activities over the past 90 days.
- •Provide testing, maintenance, or inspection records for continuous guards from the past year.
- •Provide evidence of continuous guards reviews, audits, or assessments.
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