PE-9

Requirement

Protect power equipment and power cabling for the system from damage and destruction.

Discussion

Organizations determine the types of protection necessary for the power equipment and cabling employed at different locations that are both internal and external to organizational facilities and environments of operation. Types of power equipment and cabling include internal cabling and uninterruptable power sources in offices or data centers, generators and power cabling outside of buildings, and power sources for self-contained components such as satellites, vehicles, and other deployable systems.

NIST 800-53A Assessment Guidance

Examine

[SELECT FROM: Physical and environmental protection policy; procedures addressing power equipment/cabling protection; facilities housing power equipment/cabling; system security plan; other relevant documents or records].

Interview

[SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with the responsibility to protect power equipment/cabling; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities].

Test

[SELECT FROM: Mechanisms supporting and/or implementing the protection of power equipment/cabling].

ID	Assessment Objectives
PE-09[01]	power equipment for the system is protected from damage and destruction;
PE-09[02]	power cabling for the system is protected from damage and destruction.

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