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GSEC · Question #134

For most organizations, which of the following should be the highest priority when it comes to physical security concerns?

The correct answer is C. Ensuring employee safety. All security frameworks place human life above asset protection, making employee safety the unconditional top priority in any physical security program.

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Question

For most organizations, which of the following should be the highest priority when it comes to physical security concerns?

Options

  • AControlling ingress and egress
  • BControlling access to workstations
  • CEnsuring employee safety
  • DControlling access to servers
  • EProtecting physical assets

How the community answered

(20 responses)
  • B
    15% (3)
  • C
    70% (14)
  • D
    5% (1)
  • E
    10% (2)

Why each option

All security frameworks place human life above asset protection, making employee safety the unconditional top priority in any physical security program.

AControlling ingress and egress

Controlling ingress and egress is a critical access management control but is an asset and perimeter concern ranked below life safety.

BControlling access to workstations

Workstation access control is a logical and physical security measure that protects organizational data, not human lives.

CEnsuring employee safetyCorrect

Life safety is the foundational principle in both physical security and general security governance - no asset, system, or access control objective outweighs the protection of human life. Standards such as NFPA 101 (Life Safety Code) and broad security frameworks codify this hierarchy explicitly. In any emergency or conflict between protecting people and protecting property, personnel safety must be resolved first before any other physical security concern is addressed.

DControlling access to servers

Protecting servers is a high-value infrastructure concern but servers are replaceable assets, making this subordinate to employee safety.

EProtecting physical assets

Protecting physical assets is a valid security objective, but assets have no higher value than human life under any recognized security framework.

Concept tested: Physical security life safety priority hierarchy

Source: https://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/all-codes-and-standards/list-of-codes-and-standards/detail?code=101

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#physical security#employee safety#risk priorities#access control

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