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Facility Security

What is Facility Security?

Comprehensive physical security measures for organizational facilities including access controls, surveillance, environmental protection, and visitor management.

Information Security

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as facility security. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on facility security

Requirements naming facility security across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Per MTSA + 33 CFR Parts 101-106 + USCG NVIC 2024-01 cyber update: Facility Security Assessment + Facility Security Plan (FSP) + Format and Content of FSP.

USMTSA-1 · Facility Security Assessment and Plan

Implement baseline and enhanced security measures at critical pipeline facilities, including access control, intrusion detection, surveillance, signage, lighting and barriers proportionate to the assessed risk.

TSA-PSG-05 · Facility security measures for critical pipeline facilities

Implement policies to safeguard facility and equipment from unauthorized physical access, tampering, and theft. NIST recommends documented zones, controls, and inspection regime.

164.310(a)(2)(ii) · Facility Security Plan (Addressable)

Implement physical security measures for supply chain facilities including perimeter protection, access control systems, surveillance, lighting, and intrusion detection.

ISO28001-PS-01 · Facility Security

Implement policies to safeguard facility and equipment from unauthorized physical access, tampering, and theft. NIST recommends documented zones, controls, and inspection regime.

164.310(a)(2)(ii) · Facility Security Plan (Addressable)

Parts 123-125 of ITAR establish the export licensing framework administered by DDTC. (1) Part 123 Licensing of Defense Articles: (a) Form DSP-5 Application for Permanent Export of Unclassified Defense Articles - the basic ITAR license type + must be obtained p...

ITAR-Part123-125-ExportLicensing-DSP-5-DSP-73-DSP-61-MLA-TAA-Classified-Information-Routed · ITAR Parts 123-125 Export Licensing - DSP-5 Permanent Export + DSP-73 Temporary Export + DSP-61 Temporary Import + DSP-83 + Manufacturing License Agreements (MLA) + Technical Assistance Agreements (TAA) + Classified Information + Routed Export Transactions

Questions people ask about facility security

What is Facility Security?
Comprehensive physical security measures for organizational facilities including access controls, surveillance, environmental protection, and visitor management.
Why is Facility Security important for compliance?
Facility Security is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding facility security helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Facility Security?
Facility Security appears in the requirement text of US Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and USCG Cybersecurity Requirements, TSA Pipeline Security, HIPAA Security Rule, ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management, NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2. Across these standards we have identified 14 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Facility Security?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how facility security applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how Facility Security applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.