Vault/Secure Room Storage Standards - Primary IDS Monitoring Location Outside the "Monitored" Space

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-31293	IS-02.02.07	SV-41564r2_rule	PEPF-2 PESS-1	Medium

Description
Failure to locate the alarm monitoring station at an external location; at a safe distance from the space being monitored to not be involved in any surprise attack of the alarmed space could result in a perimeter breach and the loss or compromise of classified material with limited or no capability to immediately notify response forces.

STIG	Date
Traditional Security	2013-07-11

Details

Check Text ( C-40055r4_chk )
Check to ensure that primary monitoring of alarms for secure rooms or spaces containing SIPRNet equipment is located outside of the protected space. It is allowable to monitor alarms within the protected space if this is only used for supplemental/secondary monitoring. Ideally alarms will be monitored from the same location that police/guards or other response forces are contacted and dispatched, although this is not required if there are procedures and means for the monitoring station personnel to notify security response forces in a timely manner. TACTICAL ENVIRONMENT: This check is applicable where Vaults/Secure Rooms are used to protect classified materials or systems in a tactical environment. The only exception will be for urgent (short term) tactical operations or other contingency situations where fixed facilities and equipment are not yet present or incapable of being used.

Check Text ( C-40055r4_chk )

Check to ensure that primary monitoring of alarms for secure rooms or spaces containing SIPRNet equipment is located outside of the protected space. It is allowable to monitor alarms within the protected space if this is only used for supplemental/secondary monitoring. Ideally alarms will be monitored from the same location that police/guards or other response forces are contacted and dispatched, although this is not required if there are procedures and means for the monitoring station personnel to notify security response forces in a timely manner. TACTICAL ENVIRONMENT: This check is applicable where Vaults/Secure Rooms are used to protect classified materials or systems in a tactical environment. The only exception will be for urgent (short term) tactical operations or other contingency situations where fixed facilities and equipment are not yet present or incapable of being used.

Fix Text (F-35212r1_fix)
Ensure that primary monitoring of alarms for secure rooms or spaces containing SIPRNet equipment is located outside of the protected space.