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PE — PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

  • FedRAMP Baseline Membership PE-9:
  • MODERATE
  • HIGH

FedRAMP Bracketology

Use the FedRAMP Control Membership information above to determine if a control or control enhancement is required for each Impact Baseline — LOW, MODERATE, or HIGH

Click on the panel below each control or control enhancement to review the FedRAMP Impact Baseline-specific control configuration requirements for each of the [BRACKETS] in each control and/or control enhancement.

Review and use Additional Requirements and Guidance to build FedRAMP-compliant controls for your risk-based cybersecurity program.

To change the baseline view in the panel, click on LOW, MODERATE, or HIGH when the panel is open

Panels only appear where there are [BRACKETS] in the control or enhancement or where there is FedRAMP-specific requirements or guidance available.

PE-9: POWER EQUIPMENT AND CABLING

The organization protects power equipment and power cabling for the information system from damage and destruction.

SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE

Organizations determine the types of protection necessary for power equipment and cabling employed at different locations both internal and external to organizational facilities and environments of operation. This includes, for example, generators and power cabling outside of buildings, internal cabling and uninterruptable power sources within an office or data center, and power sources for self-contained entities such as vehicles and satellites.

CONTROL ENHANCEMENTS

PE-9 (1) POWER EQUIPMENT AND CABLING | REDUNDANT CABLING

The organization employs redundant power cabling paths that are physically separated by [Assignment: organization-defined distance].

Supplemental Guidance:

Physically separate, redundant power cables help to ensure that power continues to flow in the event one of the cables is cut or otherwise damaged.

PE-9 (2) POWER EQUIPMENT AND CABLING | AUTOMATIC VOLTAGE CONTROLS

The organization employs automatic voltage controls for [Assignment: organization-defined critical information system components].

Supplemental Guidance: NONE

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