FedRAMP High
PE - Physical and Environmental Protection

FedRAMP High PE-6: Monitoring Physical Access

Monitor physical access to facility; review access logs at least weekly (FedRAMP); coordinate review with IR.

Maintained by Gerard BlokdykVerified against the published standard Control text last updated

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 28 controls across 16 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

PCI DSS 4.0 · 5 controls

  • 9.2.1.1 Individual physical access to sensitive areas within the CDE is monitored with either video cameras or physical access control mechanisms (or both) as follows: • Entry and exit points to/from sensitive areas within the
  • 9.3.1 Procedures are implemented for authorizing and managing physical access of personnel to the CDE, including: • Identifying personnel. • Managing changes to an individual's physical access requirements. • Revoking or terminating personnel identification. •
  • 9.3.2 Procedures are implemented for authorizing and managing visitor access to the CDE, including: • Visitors are authorized before entering. • Visitors are escorted at all times. • Visitors are clearly identified and given a
  • 9.3.4 Visitor log retention
  • 9.5.1.2 POI tamper inspection

C5 (Germany) · 3 controls

  • C5-PS-03 Perimeter Protection
  • C5-PS-04 Physical site access control
  • C5-PS-07 Surveillance of operational and environmental parameters

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 7.3 Securing offices, rooms and facilities
  • 7.4 Physical security monitoring
  • NIST-CSF-DE.CM-02 The physical environment is monitored to find potentially adverse events
  • NIST-CSF-PR.AA-06 Physical access to assets is managed, monitored, and enforced commensurate with risk

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-CC6.4 Restricts physical access to facilities and protected information assets (for example, data center facilities, back-up media storage, and other sensitive locations) to authorized personnel to meet the entity's objectives
  • SOC2-CC7.1 Detection and monitoring procedures for security events are in place
  • ANSSI-HYG-26 Control and Protect Access to Server Rooms and Technical Areas
  • CFTC-SS-6 Physical Security and Environmental Controls Category

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 7.4 Physical security monitoring

Every mapping shown was judged rather than inferred from wording similarity, and the ones that failed review are published too. See the coverage reports and what was rejected.

Other controls in PE - Physical and Environmental Protection

You are reading one control. How much of FedRAMP High have you already done?

FedRAMP High PE-6 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of FedRAMP High your existing evidence covers. Hold C5 (Germany) and 119 of 410 FedRAMP High controls already carry evidence.

Each report names every control your existing framework evidences, every one it does not, the reasoning behind each claim, and the claims that were argued against and rejected. 6 were rejected on the C5 (Germany) pair alone.

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