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PE-18: LOCATION OF INFORMATION SYSTEM COMPONENTS

  • FedRAMP Baseline Membership PE-18:
  • 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.

The organization positions information system components within the facility to minimize potential damage from [Assignment: organization-defined physical and environmental hazards] and to minimize the opportunity for unauthorized access.

Click Low | Moderate | High below to see FedRAMP control configuration information. It's in BOLD.

There are no FedRAMP-specific requirements if this control is used for a LOW Impact system.

There are no FedRAMP-specific requirements if this control is used for a MODERATE Impact system.

The organization positions information system components within the facility to minimize potential damage from physical and environmental hazards identified during threat assessment and to minimize the opportunity for unauthorized access.

SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE

Physical and environmental hazards include, for example, flooding, fire, tornados, earthquakes, hurricanes, acts of terrorism, vandalism, electromagnetic pulse, electrical interference, and other forms of incoming electromagnetic radiation. In addition, organizations consider the location of physical entry points where unauthorized individuals, while not being granted access, might nonetheless be in close proximity to information systems and therefore increase the potential for unauthorized access to organizational communications (e.g., through the use of wireless sniffers or microphones).

CONTROL ENHANCEMENTS

PE-18 (1) LOCATION OF INFORMATION SYSTEM COMPONENTS | FACILITY SITE

The organization plans the location or site of the facility where the information system resides with regard to physical and environmental hazards and for existing facilities, considers the physical and environmental hazards in its risk mitigation strategy.

Supplemental Guidance: NONE

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