Criticality High Active

Sensitive Asset & Equipment Protection

Establishes equipment protection including inventory, physical protection, tamper protection, relocation, inspection, theft prevention, monitoring, review, and continuous improvement.

Control ID
PHY-004
Domain Code
PHY
Control Nature
Detective
Business Owner
IT Operations / Facilities Manager
Category
Physical
Compensating Control
No

Control Overview

PHY-004 · Full Control Profile
Business Description

Establish and maintain physical protection measures for sensitive information assets, technology equipment, storage media, and critical operational assets throughout their lifecycle.

Business Objective

Protect critical equipment and information assets from theft, tampering, damage, or unauthorized physical access.

Business Benefits

    Business Risks if Missing

      Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

      PHY-004 · Operating Context

      Primary Stakeholders

      Applicable Industries

      Applicable Technologies

      Mapped Regulatory & Industry Frameworks

      Harmonized Framework Mappings

      The following compliance and regulatory frameworks map directly to this control's governance scope.

      FRAMEWORK CODE FRAMEWORK NAME & DESCRIPTION FAMILY / CATEGORY VERSION ACTION
      COBIT2019 COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f...
      COBIT
      Governance Framework
      		 v2019 View →
      DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis...
      EU
      Regulation
      		 vCurrent View →
      IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements...
      India
      Guideline
      		 vLatest View →
      ISO22301 ISO/IEC 22301 ISO 22301 specifies requirements for a Business Co...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2019 View →
      ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2022 View →
      NIS2 NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri...
      EU
      Directive
      		 vCurrent View →
      NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev...
      NIST
      Framework
      		 v2 View →
      NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i...
      NIST
      Control Catalog
      		 vRev. 5 View →
      RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set...
      India
      Regulation
      		 vLatest View →
      SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor...
      India
      Regulation
      		 vLatest View →
      SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting...
      AICPA
      Audit Framework
      		 vLatest View →
      ISO27001 ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2022 View →

      Parent Domain Context

      Governance Domain Baseline
      Domain Name:
      Physical & Environmental Security (PHY)
      Purpose:
      To protect the organization's physical assets, personnel, and facilities.
      Scope:
      Enterprise
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      Compliance Requirements & Audit Crosswalk

      10 Specific Audit Clauses

      The following requirements dictate specific audit evidence criteria and testing steps mapped directly under this control.

      REQUIREMENT ID REQUIREMENT TITLE & DETAILS MAPPED CONTROL TYPICAL OWNER ACTION
      PHY-004-R001 Equipment Protection Framework The organization shall establish an equi... PHY-004 Sensitive Asset & Equipment Pr... IT Asset Management, Physical Security, Facilities, IT Operations View ↗
      PHY-004-R002 Equipment Inventory The organization shall maintain a compre... PHY-004 Sensitive Asset & Equipment Pr... IT Asset Management, Physical Security, Facilities, IT Operations View ↗
      PHY-004-R003 Physical Asset Protection The organization shall implement physica... PHY-004 Sensitive Asset & Equipment Pr... IT Asset Management, Physical Security, Facilities, IT Operations View ↗
      PHY-004-R004 Tamper Protection The organization shall implement tamper... PHY-004 Sensitive Asset & Equipment Pr... IT Asset Management, Physical Security, Facilities, IT Operations View ↗
      PHY-004-R005 Equipment Relocation The organization shall relocate sensitiv... PHY-004 Sensitive Asset & Equipment Pr... IT Asset Management, Physical Security, Facilities, IT Operations View ↗
      PHY-004-R006 Equipment Inspection The organization shall conduct regular p... PHY-004 Sensitive Asset & Equipment Pr... IT Asset Management, Physical Security, Facilities, IT Operations View ↗
      PHY-004-R007 Theft Prevention The organization shall implement theft p... PHY-004 Sensitive Asset & Equipment Pr... IT Asset Management, Physical Security, Facilities, IT Operations View ↗
      PHY-004-R008 Asset Monitoring The organization shall monitor sensitive... PHY-004 Sensitive Asset & Equipment Pr... IT Asset Management, Physical Security, Facilities, IT Operations View ↗
      PHY-004-R009 Asset Review The organization shall conduct periodic... PHY-004 Sensitive Asset & Equipment Pr... IT Asset Management, Physical Security, Facilities, IT Operations View ↗
      PHY-004-R010 Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti... PHY-004 Sensitive Asset & Equipment Pr... IT Asset Management, Physical Security, Facilities, IT Operations View ↗