PE-10 Emergency Shutoff
Physical and Environmental Protection
Description
a. Provide the capability of shutting off power to [Assignment: organization-defined system or individual system components] in emergency situations; b. Place emergency shutoff switches or devices in [Assignment: organization-defined location by system or system component] to facilitate access for authorized personnel; and c. Protect emergency power shutoff capability from unauthorized activation.
Supplemental Guidance
Emergency power shutoff primarily applies to organizational facilities that contain concentrations of system resources, including data centers, mainframe computer rooms, server rooms, and areas with computer-controlled machinery.
Changes from Rev 4
Adds parameter for specifying applicable system or individual system components
Enhancements (0)
NIST has withdrawn every enhancement this control had.
- PE-10(01) Accidental and Unauthorized Activation, now in PE-10
Patterns that use this control (1)
Grouped by the emphasis each pattern gives it.