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RA-06 Technical Surveillance Countermeasures Survey

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.1.1+u4
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Title

Technical Surveillance Countermeasures Survey

Control

Employ a technical surveillance countermeasures survey at [Assignment: locations] [Selection (one or more): {{ insert: param, ra-06_odp.03 }} ; when {{ insert: param, ra-06_odp.04 }} ].

Discussion

A technical surveillance countermeasures survey is a service provided by qualified personnel to detect the presence of technical surveillance devices and hazards and to identify technical security weaknesses that could be used in the conduct of a technical penetration of the surveyed facility. Technical surveillance countermeasures surveys also provide evaluations of the technical security posture of organizations and facilities and include visual, electronic, and physical examinations of surveyed facilities, internally and externally. The surveys also provide useful input for risk assessments and information regarding organizational exposure to potential adversaries.

Parameters

ra-06_odp.01: locations
ra-06_odp.02: [{{ insert: param, ra-06_odp.03 }} ; when {{ insert: param, ra-06_odp.04 }} ]
ra-06_odp.03: frequency
ra-06_odp.04: events or indicators

Assessment objective

RA-06 a technical surveillance countermeasures survey is employed at [Assignment: locations] [Selection (one or more): {{ insert: param, ra-06_odp.03 }} ; when {{ insert: param, ra-06_odp.04 }} ].

STIG rules that implement this control 0

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