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CISSP Physical Security
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The temperature at which most computers will experience major damage?
Class D
175 degrees F
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Deluge System
2. This is used to deter trespassing and to enable people to enter a facility through a few controlled entrances.
Perimeter Protection
Fail-Safe Mode
Surge
Company Property
3. Why does the value of property with the facility and the value of the facility itself need to be ascertained?
Deluge System
2 foot candles
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
4. What needs to be evaluated for their protective characteristics - their utility - and their cost and benefits.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Construction materials and structure composition
CCTV
Top guard fence
5. Type of light that is programmed to turn on and off a predetermined times?
Standby lighting
Exterior Fencing
Automated environmental controls
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
6. 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.
High security fence
Spike
Transponder
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
7. Type of fence that will protect a critical are?
When looking for locations for an office
8 foot fence
Normal industry security fence
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
8. Type of IDS that generates a pattern that is sent over a sensitive area and reflected back to a receiver.
Construction materials and structure composition
When looking for locations for an office
Power Regulators
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
9. Class of fire that is liquid (petroleum - coolants). Suppressed with gas - CO2 - form - dry powders.
Manual controls
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Class B
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
10. Momentary power outage
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Glare Protection
Warded Lock
Fault
11. This is a double door facility used for physical access control.
Mantrap
175 degrees F
Physical Security
Construction materials and structure composition
12. 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?
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Transponder
2 foot candles
Critical Path Analysis
13. These are threats to what? Interruption of services - theft - physical damage - unauthorized disclosure - and loss of system integrity.
Physical Security
Shielded Lines
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Human Life
14. This should be clearly marked - and security guards should be trained how to identify when these items leave the facility in an improper manner.
Physical security
Proximity Identification
Company Property
Power Noise
15. Type of IDS that emits a measurable magnetic field and detects changes in capacitance. This allows it to detect when something/someone comes within a certain range of an object. Usually used to protect specific objects (artwork - cabinets - or a safe
Hydrometer
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Administrative Controls
175 degrees F
16. Items that a fire needs to burn? To suppress it - one of them should be reduced or eliminated.
Halon
Intrusion Detection Devices
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
17. Type of iris lens that would be used in an area where light changes.
Cable Trap
Proximity Systems
Automatic Iris Lens
Continuous lighting
18. These systems require human response - can cause false alarms - and depend on a constant power supply - so these protection systems should be backed up by other types of security systems.
Glare Protection
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Media
Proximity Systems
19. Device locks intended to protect hardware from theft. Use for mobile devices and lock them to a secure feature of an environment.
Cable Trap
Blackout
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Photoelectric System
20. This power source is used in day-to-day operations.
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Glare Protection
High Humidity
Primary Power Source
21. These are usually planned and implemented by power companies when they are experiencing high demand.
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Company Property
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Brownouts
22. Fire suppressant that modifies that chemical combustion elements of a fire?
Exterior Fencing
Media
Automated environmental controls
Gases
23. Halon - FM-200 - and other Halon substitutes are examples of what?
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Piggybacking
Power Regulators
Continuous lighting
24. These should be located on and above suspended ceilings - below raised floors - and in air ducts to provide maximum fire detection.
High Humidity
Smoke Detectors
Class K
Continuous lighting
25. Type of window that contains glass that was heated and cooled to improve integrity and strength?
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Tempered windows
Class B
Piggybacking
26. Prolonged loss of power
Fail-Secure Mode
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Photoelectric System
Blackout
27. These types of lines protect from electrical and magnetic induction - which causes interference to the power voltage.
Interior Partition
Administrative Controls
Shielded Lines
Water - stream - and gas lines
28. These need to be able to hold the necessary load and provide the required fire rating.
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
29. Class of fire that is common combustibles (wood - paper - and laminates). Suppressed with water or foam.
Class A
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Top guard fence
Gases
30. When should the following items be evaluated? Local crime - natural disaster possibilities - distance to hospitals - police - fire stations - airports - and railroads.
Power Noise
Brownouts
Alternate Power Source
When looking for locations for an office
31. Momentary high voltage
HVAC
Transponder
Spike
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
32. This is a colorless - odorless - and potentially lethal substance because it removes oxygen from the air in order to suppress fires.
Tumbler Lock
High Humidity
When looking for locations for an office
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
33. Class of fire that is assigned to commercial kitchens and the fire dangers that exist within them. Suppressing agent used in class K fires is wet chemicals.
Automatic Iris Lens
Primary Power Source
Class K
Cable Trap
34. Type of IDS that detects changes in heat waves in an area.
Shielded Lines
Class C
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
2 foot candles
35. These controls help minimize the resulting damage and speed the recovery process
Automated environmental controls
Class C
HVAC
Top guard fence
36. This is when unauthorized access is achieved to a facility via another individual's legitimate access - and is a common concern with physical security.
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Piggybacking
Dry Pipe Systems
Power Regulators
37. These can be penetrated - expensive to install and monitor - require human response - and are subject to false alarms. Examples are motion detectors - CCTV's - vibration sensors - and electromechanical devices.
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Water - stream - and gas lines
Intrusion Detection Devices
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
38. This type of interference can be caused by lightning - motors - and the current difference between wires.
Intrusion Detection Devices
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Halon
HVAC
39. Type of fire suppressant that suppresses the fuel supply of common combustibles?
Soda Acid
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Mantrap
40. Type of fence that uses 2 inch mesh - 9 gauge wiring
Normal industry security fence
Glare Protection
Exterior Fencing
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
41. Type of fence that uses 1 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
Tempered windows
High security fence
Smoke Detectors
Power Regulators
42. Prolonged high voltage power loss
When looking for locations for an office
Surge
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Brownouts
43. 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)
Proximity Identification
Media
Cable Trap
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
44. 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.
Tumbler Lock
Photoelectric System
Class B
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
45. This type of lock is programmable and uses a keypad. Can contain a specific code that will open the door and initiate a remote alarm if an employee is under duress.
Physical security
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Company Property
Cipher Lock
46. Type of IDS that detects changes in a light beam. Can only be used in windowless rooms.
Continuous lighting
HVAC System
Fail-Secure Mode
Photoelectric System
47. 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.
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
When looking for locations for an office
Water
Dry Pipe Systems
48. Type of light that provides an even amount of light across an area?
Human Life
Shielded Lines
Continuous lighting
8 foot fence
49. This should be located within 50 feet of electrical equipment and should be inspected quarterly.
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Standby lighting
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Fire Extinguisher
50. Fire suppressant that reduces the oxygen of a fire?
Interior Partition
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
When looking for locations for an office
CO2