IT Baseline Protection Manual - The Information Warfare Site

Threats Catalogue - Force Majeure Remarks
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T 1.5 Water
The uncontrolled flow of water into buildings or rooms may, for instance,
result from:
- rain, floods, inundation
- disruption of water supply and sewerage systems;
- defects in the heating system;
- defects in the air conditioning systems connected to the water supplies;
- defects in the sprinkler systems; and
- water used for fire fighting.
Regardless of how water enters buildings or rooms, the danger is that it will
damage, or make inoperable, the supply facilities or IT components (short
circuit, mechanical damage, rust, etc.). When central supplies for the building
(main power distributor, trunk distribution frame for telephone, data) are
accommodated in basement rooms without automatic water removal, the
subsequent ingress of water can cause considerable damage.
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IT-Baseline Protection Manual: Otober 2000