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Secure Area

What is Secure Area?

A physically protected space with access controls and monitoring designed to safeguard sensitive information, equipment, or operations.

Information Security

Frameworks that govern secure area

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →

What the standards actually require on secure area

Requirements naming secure area across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM)26 controls

BYOD devices must have Bluetooth turned off while inside designated secure areas on agency premises.

new-zealand-information-security-manual-nzism::21.4.11.C.07 · 21.4.11.C.07 Bluetooth off for BYOD in secure areas →
Australian Information Security Manual3 controls

Keys or equivalent access mechanisms to server rooms, communications rooms and security containers are appropriately controlled.

ISM-1074 · Controlling keys to secure areas →
ISO 27002:20223 controls

Security measures for working inside secure areas are to be designed and put in place. Purpose: stop the people who work in secure areas from damaging or tampering with the information and assets held there.

iso-27002-2022::7.6 · Working in secure areas →
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)2 controls

Protect secure areas with entry controls and procedures so only authorised personnel have access.

awwa-cybersecurity-guidance-for-the-water-sector-american-water-works-association::PE-2 · PE-2 Entry-controlled secure areas →
Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.12 controls

Maintain approved procedures for keeping offices, rooms and facilities a safe and secure working environment, and review them at least annually.

CCM-DCS-03 · Secure Area Policy and Procedures →
Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.12 controls

Policies and procedures keep offices, rooms and facilities safe and secure places to work. They are revisited every year, and sooner if something significant changes.

cloud-security-alliance-cloud-controls-matrix-ccm-v4-1::DCS-04 · Secure Area Policy and Procedures →

Questions people ask about secure area

What is Secure Area?
A physically protected space with access controls and monitoring designed to safeguard sensitive information, equipment, or operations.
Why is Secure Area important for compliance?
Secure Area is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding secure area helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Secure Area?
Secure Area appears in the requirement text of New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM), Australian Information Security Manual, ISO 27002:2022, AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association), Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1. Across these standards we have identified 38 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Secure Area?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how secure area 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 1,016 frameworks.

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