When planning the site where a building is to be rented or constructed, it is recommended to consider the environmental factors with an influence on IT security in addition to the normal aspects such as space requirements and cost:
Due to structural weaknesses, IT systems may be affected by shock/vibration stemming from close-by traffic routes (road traffic, railway, underground railway).
Buildings located directly on primary routes (railway, motorway, trunk road) can be damaged as a result of traffic accidents.
Closeness to optimum traffic routes, and thus escape routes, can facilitate the imposition of attacks.
In the vicinity of transmitter installations, IT installations can be subject to disruption.
In the vicinity of water bodies and in low plains, flooding is a probability.
In the vicinity of power plants or factories, accidents or operating troubles (explosion, release of hazardous material) can lead to impaired availability of the building (e.g. by evacuation or the cordoning-off of large areas).
