PE-18_location-of-system-components

DevOps & Security

Position system components within the facility to minimize potential damage from [organization-defined] and to minimize the opportunity for unauthoriz

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PE-18 Location of System Components

High-Level Description

Family: Physical and Environmental Protection (PE) Framework: NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5

Physical and environmental hazards include floods, fires, tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, terrorism, vandalism, an electromagnetic pulse, electrical interference, and other forms of incoming electromagnetic radiation. Organizations consider the location of entry points where unauthorized individuals, while not being granted access, might nonetheless be near systems. Such proximity can increase the risk of unauthorized access to organizational communications using wireless packet sniffers or microphones, or unauthorized disclosure of information.

What to Check

Verify PE-18 Location of System Components is documented in SSP
Confirm control is operating effectively
Review evidence of continuous monitoring for PE-18

How to Test

Step 1: Review Documentation

Examine the System Security Plan (SSP) and related artifacts for PE-18 implementation details. Verify the organization has documented how this control is satisfied.

Step 2: Validate Implementation

# For cloud environments, use cloud-audit-mcp tools
# For on-premises, review system configurations directly

# Example: Check if account management policies exist
grep -r "account.management\|access.control" /etc/security/ 2>/dev/null

Step 3: Test Operating Effectiveness

Verify the control is actively functioning, not just documented. Check logs, configurations, and operational evidence.

Tools

Tool	Purpose	Usage
Manual Review	Documentation and interview-based	N/A

Remediation Guide

Control Statement

Position system components within the facility to minimize potential damage from [organization-defined] and to minimize the opportunity for unauthorized access.

Implementation Guidance

Risk Assessment

Finding	Severity	Impact
PE-18 Location of System Components not implemented	Medium	Physical and Environmental Protection
PE-18 partially implemented	Low	Incomplete Physical and Environmental Protection

CWE Categories

CWE ID	Title
N/A	No direct CWE mapping

References

Checklist

Control documented in SSP
Implementation evidence collected
Operating effectiveness validated
Continuous monitoring in place
Related controls (CP-2, PE-5, PE-19, PE-20, RA-3) reviewed