3 - Developing an IT Physical Security Plan

Abstract

The chapter describes the steps to developing a physical security plan and includes an overview of the planning process and methods for plan development. Integrating the physical IT security plan with other security plans is an important part of the planning process. The integration approaches also save time and money by utilizing risk exposure analyses that have been performed. The physical security plan should be integrated with cyber security planning, disaster security planning, business continuity planning, organization risk management and insurance planning, and incident response team planning and development. The material in this chapter shows how to move forward in developing physical IT plans and procedures. At the end of the chapter, steps are given that organizations can take to improve the physical security of IT assets.