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PE-21 — Electromagnetic Pulse Protection

Trace this SP 800-53 control to NIST CSF outcomes, CUI requirements, D3FEND defensive techniques, ATT&CK relationships, and related learning resources.

PE — Physical and Environmental Protection · NIST SP 800-53 Release 5.2.0

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NIST SP 800-53 control context

PE-21 — Electromagnetic Pulse Protection

An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) is a short burst of electromagnetic energy that is spread over a range of frequencies. Such energy bursts may be natural or man-made. EMP interference may be disruptive or damaging to electronic equipment. Protective measures used to mitigate EMP risk include shielding, surge suppressors, ferro-resonant transformers, and earth grounding. EMP protection may be especially significant for systems and applications that are part of the U.S. critical infrastructure.

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Outcome layer

NIST CSF 2.0 informative references

These CSF Subcategories list this base control or one of its enhancements in the imported NIST informative reference.

No relationship is present in the currently imported source datasets.
CUI protection layer

NIST SP 800-171 and SP 800-172

SP 800-171 requirements sourcing this control

No relationship is present in the currently imported source datasets.

SP 800-172 enhanced requirements sourcing this control

No relationship is present in the currently imported source datasets.
Defensive engineering layer

MITRE D3FEND techniques

No relationship is present in the currently imported source datasets.
Adversary layer

MITRE ATT&CK relationships

Curated mitigation mappings

No relationship is present in the currently imported source datasets.

Inferred behavior relationships

Experimental: These relationships are inferred through D3FEND and must be validated against architecture, telemetry, and threat context.

No relationship is present in the currently imported source datasets.
Relationship boundaries

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A CSF informative reference is not an equivalence statement. A source-control relationship is not proof of implementation. A D3FEND semantic relationship is not a product claim. An inferred ATT&CK link is a hypothesis for engineering analysis.

Bare Metal Cyber is an independent educational publisher and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NIST or MITRE. Informative references and cross-framework relationships support navigation and analysis; they do not establish compliance, applicability, equivalence, control inheritance, or guaranteed mitigation effectiveness.