PE-10 Emergency Shutoff

Physical and Environmental Protection

Low Moderate High

Description

The organization provides, for specific locations within a facility containing concentrations of information system resources, the capability of shutting off power to any information system component that may be malfunctioning or threatened without endangering personnel by requiring them to approach the equipment.\n

Supplemental Guidance

Facilities containing concentrations of information system resources may include, for example, data centers, server rooms, and mainframe rooms.\n

Changes from Rev 4

Adds parameter for specifying applicable system or individual system components

Enhancements

(1) The organization protects the emergency power-off capability from accidental or unauthorized activation.\n

Compliance Mappings

ISO 27002:2022

7.11

COBIT 2019

DSS01.04

SOC 2 TSC

A1.2

ISO 17799 (legacy)

9.2.2

COBIT 4.1 (legacy)

DS12.4