02 — Capability · BC-840
Physical Security
Keep people, property and information physically safe from intrusion, theft and violence at every site the organization occupies, with controls proportionate to what each site holds.
- Corporate Security
- Site Security
- Protective Security
- Security Operations (Physical)
In scope
- Site security risk assessment and protection standards
- Access control, visitor management and credentialing
- Surveillance, alarm monitoring and security response
- Investigations, executive and travel protection
Out of scope
- Network, system and data security (see BC-760)
- Fire and life-safety emergency response (see BC-830)
- Retail shrink and store theft programs (see BC-1350)
Decomposes into · 5
- BC-840.10Security Risk & StandardsDecide how much protection each site and asset warrants, based on the threats it faces and what it holds, and set the standards that make that protection consistent.
- BC-840.20Access Control & CredentialingLet the right people into the right spaces at the right times and no one else, and know afterward who went where.
- BC-840.30Surveillance & MonitoringWatch the perimeter, the entrances and the sensitive spaces, detect an intrusion when it happens and keep the recording that shows what occurred.
- BC-840.40Security Response & GuardingHave trained people ready to respond when something happens on site, whether that is a tailgater at a door or a threat to life, and run the guard force that provides them.
- BC-840.50Investigations & Protective ServicesInvestigate theft, fraud and misconduct with physical evidence, and protect the people and assets that draw targeted attention, including those who travel.