risk
Remote spying and shoulder-surfing of screens/documents
Observation of screens, documents, or activities from a distance (shoulder surfing, optical surveillance) and interception of compromising emanation signals capture sensitive information without system access.
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Attributes
- category
- cyber_security
- domain
- Physical & Environmental Security
- Data Protection & Privacy
- taxonomy
- iso-27005-threat
- inherent_rating
- low
Details
- risk_id
- phys-remote-spying-shoulder-surfing
- category
- cyber_security
- likelihood
- medium
- impact
- low
- inherent_rating
- low
- treatment
- mitigate
- taxonomies
- iso-27005-threat
Source
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Connections
- UC-PHYS-11 — Secure alternate work sites mitigates Remote spying and shoulder-surfing of screens/documents
- strength
- related
- rationale
- Defining security controls for alternate-site work reduces shoulder-surfing and observation in public/remote settings.
- UC-PHYS-04 — Site facilities and equipment to minimize hazards and exposure mitigates Remote spying and shoulder-surfing of screens/documents
- strength
- related
- rationale
- Positioning and component placement to reduce observation opportunities limit distant/optical surveillance of screens and activities.
- UC-PHYS-07 — Shield systems from electromagnetic leakage and pulse threats mitigates Remote spying and shoulder-surfing of screens/documents
- strength
- primary
- rationale
- Shielding, separation, and placement to prevent electromagnetic emanations are the sole first-order defense against the emanation-interception vector this risk names.
- UC-PHYS-09 — Prevent information exposure at desks, screens, and outputs mitigates Remote spying and shoulder-surfing of screens/documents
- strength
- primary
- rationale
- Clear-screen and clear-desk rules directly prevent shoulder-surfing and observation of sensitive screens and documents.