Continuous monitoring of premises is essential to detect and prevent unauthorized physical access. Monitoring system design should remain confidential to prevent break-ins, and access to surveillance information must be protected from unauthorized access. Systems should be securely placed and regularly tested, and compliance with local laws and regulations regarding data protection and privacy should be ensured when using monitoring and recording mechanisms.
Organisation's premises and the operating environments of the equipment are actively protected by security.
Access to buildings containing critical systems must be constantly monitored to detect unauthorized access or suspicious activity. The following issues should be taken into account in monitoring practices:
Information related to surveillance systems should be kept confidential, as disclosure of information can facilitate undetected breaches. The monitoring systems themselves must also be properly protected, so that the recordings or system status cannot be affected without permission.
Security personnel use camera surveillance to verify unauthorized access, sabotage, or other alarms at the organization's premises.