Physical Security Guidance in Response to the Situation in Ukraine | NPSA

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Physical Security Guidance in Response to the Situation in Ukraine

The threat that hostile activity by states and state actors poses can take many forms. Whilst many threats relate to advanced cyber capabilities, state actors may also use bugs or close access technical attacks to gather information. They may co-opt others to conduct activities on their behalf.

The following NPSA guidance can help organisations to understand how physical security measures may enhance protection against the threat posed by state actors seeking to conduct malicious activity directly, or through a co-opted employee.

10 Steps to Mitigate State Threats

This outlines 10 important steps organisations can take to enhance physical security measure to mitigate state threats.

Sensitive Information and Assets

Sensitive information and assets

Sensitive information and assets, whatever their form, must be appropriately protected from creation through to verified destruction.

Automatic Access Control Systems

Access control systems

Access control systems and locks are about controlling who can go where and when and integrate with physical barriers to provide delay and detection against a multitude of attackers.

Cyber Assurance of Physical Security Systems

CAPSS mitigates against localised technical attack of physical security systems. This can be to corrupt data, open a portal or disable alarms.

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