[AusNOG] [SPAM] Re: Is CCTV a Necessity in a Data Centre?

[Mark Smith]

+1


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> From: bobp <bobp at purdon.id.au>
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> Sent: Monday, 3 December 2012 3:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] [SPAM] Re: Is CCTV a Necessity in a Data Centre?
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> 
>>  Point 2 of the OP indicates he was after what
>>  areas/reasons there were such that CCTV is/was a necessity, and/or places
>>  where it isn't. Seems doing a case study with only the former and no
>>  input re the later isn't going to be a very complete case study 
> (probably
>>  like the ones the PCI DSS guys do).
> 
> My personal opinion is that CCTV is a must in a datacentre - without it you only 
> have half the picture.
> 
> The access control tells you that the electrician entered the switch room.  Some 
> power dropped, and a breaker was found turned off on the switchboard.  You know 
> the electrician (or at least his access card) was in there, but he denies being 
> anywhere near that board.  The CCTV is what tells you he had his hands on that 
> switchboard, when the guy himself says otherwise.
> 
> The CCTV is what helps the court case when someone tries to break into your 
> datacentre.
> 
> The CCTV is what helps you more quickly find that source of smoke that nearly 
> caused you to dump your suppression gas.
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