PhysicalZone

Purpose

A PhysicalZone represents physical access to an area which contains a Host and/or Network. I.e. it represents a certain location, which implies that more than one location will yield in several PhysicalZones.

Connections

 

Object	Connection	Description	Function
Host	Physical Access	Connection to a Host denotes that an attacker connected to the zone can obtain physical access to the machine.	Increases the risk of UIAccess on the Host.
Network	Physical Access	A connection to a Network denotes that an attacker has direct physical access to the network.	A Physical Zone connected to a network can lead to Compromise by physical access.

Attack Steps and Defenses

 

Attack Step	Description	Leads to
Compromise	The possibility for the attacker to walk up to/reach (and attack Hosts and Networks in) this PhysicalZone.	Host: PhysicalAccess Host: USBAccess Network: Compromise Host: AccessControl.Access

 

Defense	Description	Default
None	There are no defenses associated with the PhysicalZone object.	n/a