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Install and maintain backup Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning equipment.


CONTROL ID
06369
CONTROL TYPE
Configuration
CLASSIFICATION
Preventive

SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTED CONTROLS



This Control directly supports the implied Control(s):
  • Establish, implement, and maintain a Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning system., CC ID: 00727

There are no implementation support Controls.


SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH



  • The organization should install back-up systems for major air-conditioning facilities. (F75, FISC Security Guidelines on Computer Systems for Banking and Related Financial Institutions, 7th Edition)
  • Installing a backup system to prevent any failure in the air-conditioning facilities in shared use from affecting the supply of proper temperature and humidity to the computer equipment. Refer to [F75]. (F74.3. ΒΆ 1(1), FISC Security Guidelines on Computer Systems for Financial Institutions, Ninth Edition, Revised March 2020)
  • Considering the entity's need for redundant HVAC equipment components. (App A Objective 13:9a Bullet 4, FFIEC Information Technology Examination Handbook - Architecture, Infrastructure, and Operations, June 2021)