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Tailgating

What is Tailgating?

A physical security breach where an unauthorized person follows an authorized person through a secured entrance without presenting their own credentials.

Information Security

Frameworks that govern tailgating

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

What the standards actually require on tailgating

Requirements naming tailgating across 3 standards, quoted from the control text.

CIS Controls v81 control

Teach the workforce to spot social engineering, for example phishing, pretexting and tailgating.

CIS-14.2 · Train Workforce Members to Recognize Social Engineering Attacks →
CIS Controls v8.11 control

Teach staff to spot social engineering, including phishing, business email compromise, pretexting and tailgating. Implementation Groups: IG1, IG2 and IG3 (part of the IG1 essential cyber hygiene baseline, so every enterprise applies it). Asset type: Users.

cis-controls-v8-1::14.2 · Train Workforce Members to Recognize Social Engineering Attacks →
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications1 control

Security Layer 1 Infrastructure per X.805 Clause 7.1: The Infrastructure Security Layer consists of network facilities (transmission facilities and network elements) protected by the security measures.

X805-Layer1-Infrastructure-Security-Transmission-Facilities-Network-Elements-Lines-Routers-Switches · ITU-T X.805 Security Layer 1 - Infrastructure Security + Transmission Facilities + Network Elements + Routers + Switches + Lines + Physical + Datacenter + Optical + Radio Access + Wireless + Wireline + Edge →

Questions people ask about tailgating

What is Tailgating?
A physical security breach where an unauthorized person follows an authorized person through a secured entrance without presenting their own credentials.
Why is Tailgating important for compliance?
Tailgating is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding tailgating 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 Tailgating?
Tailgating appears in the requirement text of CIS Controls v8, CIS Controls v8.1, ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications. Across these standards we have identified 3 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Tailgating?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how tailgating 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.