Risks of physical penetration into a facility are-
- Access to private and secured rooms
- Theft of classified and sensitive information
- Theft of expensive physical infrastructure and money
- Tampering of data
- Locking down of facilities and access
- Terrorism attacks
Three techniques to limit the potential for physical penetration are-
- High-end alarms, surveillance, and locking mechanisms
- Background checks on personnel who monitor and safeguard the systems and on those who have access to the entry points
- Regular personnel training to be aware of social engineering attacks and to learn to anticipate them and not be susceptible