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.
Frameworks that govern tailgating
What the standards actually require on tailgating
Requirements naming tailgating across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.
CIS Controls v81 control
Train workforce members to recognize social engineering attacks, such as phishing, pre-texting, and tailgating.
CIS-14.2 · Train Workforce Members to Recognize Social Engineering Attacks →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 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Tailgating?
Tailgating appears in the requirement text of CIS Controls v8, ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications. Across these standards we have identified 2 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 686 frameworks.
See how Tailgating applies across compliance frameworks
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