Auditing Physical Security
All the best technical security defenses in the world may not work if an attacker can obtain physical access to computers or computing infrastructure. Physical security should be a major consideration when developing a computer security plan and should be audited. Although physical security is outside of the scope of this book, any discussion of security auditing would be incomplete without at least indicating the need to consider physical security. Specifically, when considering physical security for Windows Server 2003 systems, look for the following:
The use of smart cards or other physical devices that may have been implemented. Although using these devices may not prevent an attacker with physical access from compromising ...
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