Tech

Data Protection Good Practice

The is4profit team March 3, 2011

Physical security

A lot of emphasis is put on technical security measures to protect computerised information – and rightly so. However, many security incidents relate to the theft of laptops or briefcases or abandoning paper-based material or computers. So physical security is just as important.

How secure are your premises? Are there good quality doors and locks? Do you have an alarm? Is the exterior well lit?
Do you lock up paper based personal information at night?
Are you on the ground floor and additionally vulnerable? Do you need to prevent people being able to see your computers and screens from outside?
Do you control access to your premises? Are visitors supervised or kept only to certain public areas?
Do you lock up your laptops and other portable equipment and computer media like discs or memory sticks at night?
Do you dispose of paper waste containing personal information securely? For example, by shredding.