Placing sensitive equipment in secure areas to minimize potential threats and damage is called siting.

• A. Siting
• B. Placement
• C. Zoning
• D. Containment

Answer: (A)

Choosing the right location for sensitive equipment to reduce risk is called siting. Siting focuses on the strategic location and arrangement of assets within a site, considering threat models, potential damage, and protections. It’s about deliberate location decisions to minimize exposure, not just placing something somewhere. Placement is a general term for putting an item in a spot without necessarily reflecting risk-based site selection. Zoning involves dividing space into areas for function or security boundaries, not the act of selecting a specific location for an asset. Containment refers to preventing the spread of a threat or keeping something enclosed during an incident, rather than planning where to place assets. So siting best fits the concept of securing equipment through careful location choice.