PE-14(1)—Automatic Controls
>Control Description
Employ the following automatic environmental controls in the facility to prevent fluctuations potentially harmful to the system: ⚙organization-defined automatic environmental controls.
>Supplemental Guidance
The implementation of automatic environmental controls provides an immediate response to environmental conditions that can damage, degrade, or destroy organizational systems or systems components.
>Assessment Interview Topics
Questions assessors commonly ask
Process & Governance:
- •What policies and procedures govern the implementation of automatic controls for the organization's facilities?
- •Who is responsible for overseeing and maintaining automatic controls controls?
- •How frequently are automatic controls controls reviewed and updated?
- •What process exists for granting exceptions to automatic controls requirements?
- •How does the organization ensure accountability for automatic controls across all facility locations?
Technical Implementation:
- •What technologies or systems technically implement automatic controls?
- •How are these systems configured to meet the control requirements?
- •What monitoring or alerting capabilities exist for automatic controls?
- •How do automatic controls systems integrate with other physical security infrastructure?
- •What redundancy or backup mechanisms support automatic controls?
Evidence & Documentation:
- •Provide documented policies and procedures for automatic controls.
- •Provide evidence of automatic controls implementation and configuration.
- •Provide logs, records, or reports demonstrating automatic controls activities over the past 90 days.
- •Provide testing, maintenance, or inspection records for automatic controls from the past year.
- •Provide evidence of automatic controls reviews, audits, or assessments.
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