Restricting Physical Access to Servers
Servers should be physically secured behind locked doors, in a controlled-access environment. Soft-felt cubicles do not provide much in the realm of physical security, so it is therefore unwise to place mission-critical servers at the feet of administrators or in similar, unsecure locations. Rather, a dedicated server room or server closet that is locked at all times is the most ideal environment for the purposes of server security.
Most hardware manufacturers also include mechanisms for locking out some or all the components of a server. Depending on the other layers of security deployed, it may be wise to use these mechanisms to secure a server environment.
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