physical security
nounverified· unreviewed·updated Aug 30, 2026
The protection of personnel, hardware, programs, networks, and data from physical circumstances and events that could cause serious losses or damage to an enterprise, agency, or institution. This includes protection from fire, natural disasters, burglary, theft, vandalism, and terrorism.
MWEFFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 2012
Senses
NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage pack match
No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 3 citations in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Classifications
Entity Type
Control0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity
Regulated85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- perimeter-based security
- plural
- physical securities
- possessive
- physical security's
- pluralpossessive
- physical securities'