Restricted and Work Area Storage
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Restricted and Work Area Storage
Restricted area security applies to any spaces or rooms within the facility where highly sensitive work occurs or information is stored. This includes secure facilities and classified workspaces.
These are often referred to as sensitive compartmented information facilities (SCIFs), which connote extensive precautions to protect both the information within the facility (or the work done within the SCIF), as well as the means of protection incorporated into the SCIF itself.
SCIFs typically have extremely high access control protections, both for their users and those who maintain the SCIFS and the systems within it.
While different standards apply, typical elements would include the following:
- Structural elements include strong doors, • Acoustic protections must ensure sound either solid or metal-clad, designed to
is not detectable by persons outside the defeat physical penetration, as well as secure environment. deaden sound. Perimeter doors usually
- Visual protections include non-descript
have multiple access control technologies.
exteriors and monitoring of the
- Electrical connections must solely
surrounding area to identify potential support the secure environment, to reconnaissance activities. Windows are include any telecommunications, power generally discouraged but, where they are installed, must be designed to defeat and security systems. visual, acoustic and RF monitoring, as well
- Ductwork should be isolated, but where
as any attempt at physical intrusion. that is not possible, physical barriers
- Intrusion detection systems are installed,
must prevent intrusion, inspectable from inside the secure space. Audio and RF often with sensors in the walls, floors and protections must ensure that the ducts ceilings of the space. are not used to monitor the activities inside the secure space.
These environments are generally associated with national security work, but a wide range of businesses use similar protections for their most sensitive intellectual property.