Physical Risk to Systems

Being consistent is the biggest challenge. Standardizing on a particular set of tools is critical to maintaining a formidable strategy. Risk need to be assessed on an ongoing basis- all systems & attached devices, software licensing, media storage, output to hard copy or disks or printers, software storage, access methods, on-site maintenance authorization, etc.

Computator realizes priorities must be set by the amount of risk you are prepared to take, in relation to available budget. Your systems play an integral in enhancing your protection, when used pro-actively.

Resources

Resources are allocated in terms of-
deterrence value, degrees of threat & potential impacts and overall vulnerability. Often, physical protection is overlooked & neglected- internally & externally, until someone walks off with your most valuable & sensitive information, or the CFO's laptop. It extremely difficult to examine oneself- familiarly causes complacency & creates blind spots.

Infrastructure plays a major role, whether new or existing physical plant. Systems have special needs many planners or builders are not be aware of. Especially, in the area of communications, emergency and contingency planning.
Operating systems such as Vista have more advanced indexing features which can leave your files exposed.