PE-14 Environmental Controls
Physical and Environmental Protection
Description
a. Maintain [Selection (one or more): temperature; humidity; pressure; radiation; [Assignment: organization-defined environmental control]] levels within the facility where the system resides at [Assignment: organization-defined acceptable levels]; and b. Monitor environmental control levels [Assignment: organization-defined frequency].
Supplemental Guidance
The provision of environmental controls applies primarily to organizational facilities that contain concentrations of system resources (e.g., data centers, mainframe computer rooms, and server rooms). Insufficient environmental controls, especially in very harsh environments, can have a significant adverse impact on the availability of systems and system components that are needed to support organizational mission and business functions.
Changes from Rev 4
Title changed from 'Temperature and Humidity Controls' Adds parameter for selection of specific types of environmental controls to maintain Discussion amplifies impact of insufficient environmental controls
Enhancements (2)
What NIST adds to this control. Select one to read its statement.
PE-14(01) Automatic Controls
Employ the following automatic environmental controls in the facility to prevent fluctuations potentially harmful to the system: [Assignment: organization-defined automatic environmental controls].
PE-14(02) Monitoring with Alarms and Notifications
Employ environmental control monitoring that provides an alarm or notification of changes potentially harmful to personnel or equipment to [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles].
Patterns that use this control (1)
Grouped by the emphasis each pattern gives it.