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PE-03(03) Continuous Guards

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.1.1+u4
All changes in this version
first version loaded PE part of PE-3

Title

Continuous Guards

Control

Employ guards to control [Assignment: physical access points] to the facility where the system resides 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

Discussion

Employing guards at selected physical access points to the facility provides a more rapid response capability for organizations. Guards also provide the opportunity for human surveillance in areas of the facility not covered by video surveillance.

Parameters

pe-03.03_odp: physical access points

Related controls

cp-6, cp-7, pe-6

Assessment objective

PE-03(03) guards are employed to control [Assignment: physical access points] to the facility where the system resides 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

STIG rules that implement this control 0

No followed STIG rule cites a CCI indexed to this control (CCI list 2026-07-14).