PE-14: Temperature And Humidity Controls
Control Family:
CSF v1.1 References:
Baselines:
- Low
- PE-14
- Moderate
- PE-14
- High
- PE-14
Next Version:
- NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5:
- PE-14: Environmental Controls
Control Statement
The organization:
- Maintains temperature and humidity levels within the facility where the information system resides at [Assignment: organization-defined acceptable levels]; and
- Monitors temperature and humidity levels [Assignment: organization-defined frequency].
Supplemental Guidance
This control applies primarily to facilities containing concentrations of information system resources, for example, data centers, server rooms, and mainframe computer rooms.
Control Enhancements
PE-14(1): Automatic Controls
Baseline(s):
The organization employs automatic temperature and humidity controls in the facility to prevent fluctuations potentially harmful to the information system.
PE-14(2): Monitoring With Alarms / Notifications
Baseline(s):
The organization employs temperature and humidity monitoring that provides an alarm or notification of changes potentially harmful to personnel or equipment.