IT Baseline Protection Manual - The Information Warfare Site

IT Baseline Protection in the Area of Infrastructure
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4.4 Protective cabinets
Description
Protective cabinets serve as depository for data-media of all
types or as a place for IT devices (server cabinet). These
cabinets should protect their contents against unauthorised
access and/or the effects of fire or harmful substances (e.g.
dust). They can substitute for a server room or a data media
archive (see chapter 4.3.2 and 4.3.3), if the available space or
organisational conditions do not allow the use of complete
rooms.
Furthermore, protective cabinets can be implemented in server rooms or data media archives to
increase the protective effect of the room. They are also recommended for a situation whereby servers
from various organisational units are situated in one server room and only the appropriate
administrators may have access to the respective servers.
As the costs of protective cabinets are not insignificant, a cost comparison is highly recommended.
The comparison must be made between the cost of obtaining and maintaining a protective cabinet, and
the cost of setting up and maintaining a server room or data media archive.
In order to achieve protection with a protective cabinet comparable to that obtained with rooms
dedicated to this purpose, the safeguards ranging from the choice of cabinet to the siting and usage
regulations are outlined in the following chapter.
Threat Scenario
The following typical threats are assumed for protective cabinets as part of IT baseline protection:
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IT-Baseline Protection Manual: Otober 2000