Annex A 7.12
Cabling security
Cabling carrying power, data or supporting services is protected from interception, interference and damage.
What an assessor looks for
Show physical protection of cable routes and patch areas. Where cabling is shared or in common parts, expect questions about who else has access.
Where it usually fails
Communications rooms are unlocked or shared with other building tenants.
Classification
- Theme
- A.7 Physical
- Control type
- Preventive
- Security properties
- Confidentiality, Availability
- Cybersecurity concepts
- Protect
- ISO 27001:2013 equivalent
- 11.2.3
Control number and title are identifiers used as references. The classification above is our own analysis, aligned to the shape of the ISO 27002 attribute model rather than reproduced from it, and no text from the standard appears on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-03.
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