Annex A 7.8
Equipment siting and protection
Equipment is sited securely and protected.
What an assessor looks for
Expect attention to overlooking: screens visible from windows or public areas, and equipment sited where it can be tampered with.
Where it usually fails
Reception and open-plan screens displaying sensitive information are visible to visitors.
Classification
- Theme
- A.7 Physical
- Control type
- Preventive
- Security properties
- Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
- Cybersecurity concepts
- Protect
- ISO 27001:2013 equivalent
- 11.2.1
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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