PE-14 Temperature and Humidity Controls
Description
This Control applies primarily to facilities containing concentrations of information system resources, for example, data centers, server rooms, and mainframe computer rooms.
Applicability
This Control applies to facilities that house information systems (e.g., data centers, server rooms or closets) considered mission critical and which require a higher level of security due to the nature of one of the following:
- type of equipment
- type of data the equipment stores
Responsibility for ensuring physical security to information resources may be part of the job function for departmental staff who may include, but not be limited to, information technology staff, information resource custodians, facility coordinators, supervisors, managers, and others.
Implementation
TAMU-CC regularly maintains, within acceptable levels, and monitors the temperature and humidity within the facility where the information system resides:
- Maintains temperature and humidity levels within the facility where the information system resides at acceptable levels specified by vendor recommendations; and
- Monitors temperature and humidity levels continuously.
Revision History
Last Updated: February 21, 2025
Previous Versions:
- June 29, 2023
- May 31, 2022
- March 25, 2021
- September 16, 2019