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CISSP Physical Security
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1. Space used for wires and cables. Typically an area above dropped ceilings and below raised floors. This location is where fires can easily start.
Spike
Plenum Space
Surge
Soda Acid
2. These condition an electrical line to keep voltage steady and clean.
Power Regulators
Brownouts
Soda Acid
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
3. Type of light that is activated when a motion sensor (or some other IDS) is activated?
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Spike
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
4. Fire suppressant that reduces the temperature of the fire?
Water
Automatic Iris Lens
Physical security
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
5. This refers to the portion of the environment that is in focus when shown on a monitor. This increases as the size of the lens opening decreases - the subject distance increases - or the focal length of the lens decreases.
Depth of Field
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Automatic Iris Lens
Top guard fence
6. Type of window that is stronger than standard glass and acrylic windows - but produces a toxic gas if burned.
Standby lighting
People working inside the facility.
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Long focal length
7. These need to have shutoff valves and positive drains (substance flows out instead of in).
Warded Lock
Critical Path Analysis
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Water - stream - and gas lines
8. Prolonged loss of power
Blackout
Fault
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Smoke Detectors
9. These are threats to what? Interruption of services - theft - physical damage - unauthorized disclosure - and loss of system integrity.
Water
Alternate Power Source
Physical Security
Extremely high security fence
10. This concept combines the physical environment and sociology issues that surround it to reduce crime rates and the fear of crime.
Manual Iris Lens
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Photoelectric System
11. These should go all the way up to the true ceiling. Otherwise - an intruded can remove a ceiling tile and climb over this into a critical portion of the facility.
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Plenum Space
Interior Partition
Fault
12. What should dust and other air contaminants be kept to an appropriate level?
Fail-Safe Mode
Critical Path Analysis
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
13. This is a colorless - odorless - and potentially lethal substance because it removes oxygen from the air in order to suppress fires.
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Fail-Safe Mode
14. This gas is no longer available because it depletes the ozone. Becomes toxic in temperatures greater than 900 degrees F in concentrations greater than 10%. Existing fire extinguishers can be refilled with FM-200 - NAF-S-III - CEA-410 - FE-13 - Water
Halon
Plenum Space
High Humidity
Power Noise
15. This type of water system delays the water release similar to a dry pipe system. However - the water is not released until a thermal-fusible link on the sprinkler head has melted. Typically used in only in data processing environments rather than a w
Alternate Power Source
Security Guards
Pre-action Pipe System
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
16. Class of fire that is combustible metals (magnesium - sodium - potassium). Suppressed with dry powder.
Manual Iris Lens
Hydrometer
HVAC System
Class D
17. If an electrical supply fails and a door defaults to closed and locked - which mode is this?
Security Guards
Automated environmental controls
Fail-Secure Mode
Short focal length
18. What is used to measure humidity levels?
Deluge System
Media
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Hydrometer
19. These are usually planned and implemented by power companies when they are experiencing high demand.
Extremely high security fence
Proximity Identification
Brownouts
Power Noise
20. Type of fence that uses 3/8 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
Class A
Extremely high security fence
Fault
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
21. This power source is used in day-to-day operations.
Security Guards
Depth of Field
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Primary Power Source
22. The estimated time it will take to repair a device and get it back into production
Interior Partition
Class K
Shielded Lines
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
23. Type of task that identifies how data flows through the company. Lists all pieces of an environment and how they interact. Redundant paths should be shown.
Critical Path Analysis
Continuous lighting
Water
Manual Iris Lens
24. This type of water system always contains water in the pipes and are usually controlled by temperature control level sensors.
Class B
Shielded Lines
Construction materials and structure composition
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
25. Type of iris lens that would be used in an area of fixed lighting.
Manual Iris Lens
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Gases
High Humidity
26. This type of lock is a basic padlock with a spring loaded bolt with a notch cut in it. Cheapest lock - because of their lack of any real sophistication - and also the easiest to pick.
Media
Warded Lock
Blackout
Mantrap
27. This is when unauthorized access is achieved to a facility via another individual's legitimate access - and is a common concern with physical security.
Piggybacking
Continuous lighting
Automated environmental controls
Class A
28. NIST standard that says critical areas should be illuminated 8 feet high - and use this unit that represents the illumination power of an individual light?
Manual controls
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
2 foot candles
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
29. Prolonged high voltage power loss
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Surge
8 foot fence
Top guard fence
30. Type of IDS that uses microphones installed on floors - walls - or ceilings to detect any should made during a forced entry. Can be subject to a large amount of false positives.
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
People working inside the facility.
Class C
31. Type of IDS that generates a pattern that is sent over a sensitive area and reflected back to a receiver.
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
High security fence
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
32. This type of noise is disturbance imposed on a power line that causes electrical interference.
Power Transient Noise
Fail-Secure Mode
High security fence
Normal industry security fence
33. This is used to deter trespassing and to enable people to enter a facility through a few controlled entrances.
Media
Soda Acid
Long focal length
Perimeter Protection
34. These can be user activated (action needs to be taken by a user) or system sensing (no action needs to be taken by the user)
Continuous lighting
Pre-action Pipe System
Proximity Identification
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
35. Class of fire that is liquid (petroleum - coolants). Suppressed with gas - CO2 - form - dry powders.
Class B
Continuous lighting
When looking for locations for an office
Automated environmental controls
36. These need to be able to hold the necessary load and provide the required fire rating.
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Floors - ceilings - and walls
High Humidity
Construction materials and structure composition
37. Type of window that contains glass that was heated and cooled to improve integrity and strength?
Soda Acid
Physical Security
Tempered windows
Halon
38. When should the following items be evaluated? Local crime - natural disaster possibilities - distance to hospitals - police - fire stations - airports - and railroads.
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
When looking for locations for an office
CCTV
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
39. What documentation should be readily available and periodically reviewed and updated.
Electromechanical system
Low Humidity
Emergency Procedure Documentation
Standby lighting
40. Type of light that provides an even amount of light across an area?
Shielded Lines
Power Transient Noise
Continuous lighting
Automated environmental controls
41. Type of fence that will protect a top level security area?
Top guard fence
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Construction materials and structure composition
Automatic Iris Lens
42. Type of fence that uses 1 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
Fail-Secure Mode
Pre-action Pipe System
High security fence
Emergency Procedure Documentation
43. This should be clearly marked - and security guards should be trained how to identify when these items leave the facility in an improper manner.
Company Property
Soda Acid
Cipher Lock
2 foot candles
44. These reduce the accidental discharge of water because the water does not enter the pipes until an automatic fire sensor indicates there is an actual fire. Should be used in location with freezing temperatures.
Dry Pipe Systems
Class B
People working inside the facility.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
45. These controls help minimize the resulting damage and speed the recovery process
Automated environmental controls
Plenum Space
Physical Security
Primary Power Source
46. Tokens used in physical security to authentication subjects?
When looking for locations for an office
Depth of Field
Blackout
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
47. The last line of defense in physical security?
Blackout
Primary Power Source
People working inside the facility.
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
48. This is a proximity identification device that does not require action by the user. The reader transmits signals to the device - and the device responds with an access code.
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
Manual Iris Lens
Transponder
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
49. Concept of installing lighting to be directed towards where potential intruders would be coming from. Example - entrance to military base with bright lights pointing outward to entrance.
Exterior Fencing
2 foot candles
Intrusion Detection Devices
Glare Protection
50. This can be costly and unsightly - but can provide crowd control and help control access to the facility.
Exterior Fencing
Interior Partition
People working inside the facility.
Photoelectric Fire Alarm