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Physical security audit checklist
By Inara Crest Engineering 1 min read
Walk the site with a checklist covering perimeter, entrances, sensitive rooms, cameras and procedures.
A periodic walk-through finds gaps before someone else does.
1. Perimeter
Fences, gates and lighting intact; vegetation cleared.
2. Entrances
Access control working; doors closing and locking; visitors signed in.
3. Sensitive rooms
Server rooms, cash offices and stores locked, with access records.
4. CCTV
Cameras clean, focused and covering intended areas; recording and retention working.
5. Alarms
Intrusion and electric fence alarms tested; response procedures understood.
6. Procedures
Keys and cards issued and returned properly; leavers' access removed.
7. Records and follow-up
Record findings with photographs, assign owners and dates for each fix, and check them at the next audit. Repeated findings show where procedures or equipment need to change.
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Inara Crest Engineering
Engineering team
Written by the Inara Crest Technologies engineering team, who design, install and support software, network, security, power and data centre systems for organisations in Kenya and East Africa.