Physical Access Control (PHY-001-R003) - PHY-001

Requirement Details & Guidance

PHY-001-R003 · PHY-001

Why This Requirement Exists

This requirement exists to manage physical access through authorization, identification, access controls, visitor management, monitoring, review, logging, and continuous improvement, with specific focus on physical access control, so that physical security controls are proportionate to risk and remain effective.

Implementation Guidance

Establish and document the process for physical access control. Define accountable owners, required inputs and outputs, authorization or validation criteria, review frequency, monitoring, reporting, exception handling, and evidence requirements. Apply controls according to facility, asset, media, personnel, and environmental risk, and integrate with asset management, incident response, business continuity, and facilities processes where applicable.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

PHY-001-R003 · Field Guidance

Business Examples

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Best Practices & Ownership

PHY-001 · Recommended Approach

Recommended Practices

Typical Owner

Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

Harmonized Control Mappings

FRAMEWORK CODE	FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS	FAMILY / CATEGORY	VERSION	ACTION
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.15-3.2 – Physical Access Standards for Information Processing Facilities	India Guideline	vLatest	View →
RBI-CSF	RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 3) Environmental Controls – 3.2 Monitoring environmental-control breaches and physical security	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SEBI-CSCRF	SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 3.1 PR.AA: Identity Management, Authentication, and Access Control	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
DORA	Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 6(2) – Protection of information assets, ICT assets and physical components/infrastructure	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement... Clause: § 164.310(a) Standard: Facility access controls; § 164.310(a)(2)(iii) Access management and validation procedures	US Law	vCurrent	View →
NIS2	NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(1) – Cybersecurity risk-management measures – general obligation	EU Directive	vCurrent	View →
PCI-DSS	PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 9.2.1 – Appropriate facility entry controls are in place; 9.2.1.1 – Individual physical access to sensitive areas; 9.2.2 – Physical and/or logical controls are; 9.2.3 – Physical access to wireless access points,; 9.2.4 – Access to consoles in sensitive areas is; 9.3.1 – Procedures are implemented for authorizing; 9.3.1.1 – Physical access to sensitive areas within the; 9.3.2 – Procedures are implemented for authorizing	PCI Standard	v4	View →
COBIT2019	COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.4 – Deliver, Service and Support (DSS) > DSS05 – Managed Security Services > DSS05.05 – Manage physical access to I&T assets.	COBIT Governance Framework	v2019	View →
NIST-CSF	NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: PR.AA – Identity Management, Authentication, and Access Control \| PR.AA-06 – Physical access to assets is managed, monitored, and enforced commensurate with risk	NIST Framework	v2	View →
NIST80053	NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.11 – PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PE-3 – PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL	NIST Control Catalog	vRev. 5	View →
GDPR	General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin... Clause: Article 32(1)(b) – Confidentiality, integrity, availability and access resilience	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
SOC2	SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC6.4 – Logical and Physical Access Controls – The entity restricts physical access to facilities and protected information assets (for example, data center facilities, backup media storage, and other sensitive locations) to authorized personnel to meet the entity’s objectives.	AICPA Audit Framework	vLatest	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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Parent Control Context

Control Baseline

Control Name:

Physical Security & Facility Access Management (PHY-001)

Summary:

Establishes physical security including facility access authorization, physical access control, visitor management, identification & badging, perimeter security, surveillance, access review, logging, and continuous improvement.

Business Description:

Establish and maintain physical security controls to protect facilities, personnel, information assets, and critical infrastructure from unauthorized physical access, intrusion, theft, vandalism, and other physical security threats.

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