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CISSP Physical Security
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This should be located within 50 feet of electrical equipment and should be inspected quarterly.
Fire Extinguisher
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Security Guards
HVAC System
2. If an electrical supply fails and a door defaults to closed and unlocked - which mode is this?
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Shielded Lines
Fail-Safe Mode
Proximity Identification
3. Type of fence that uses 2 inch mesh - 9 gauge wiring
Intrusion Detection Devices
Human Life
Normal industry security fence
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
4. This should be turned off before activation of a fire suppressant to ensure it stays in the needed area and that smoke is not distributed to different areas of the facility.
175 degrees F
Tumbler Lock
HVAC System
4 foot fence
5. Momentary high voltage
Spike
Exterior Fencing
CO2
Automated environmental controls
6. An electrical circuit that receives input light from the lens and converts it into an electronic signal - which is then displayed on a monitor. Allows the capture of extraordinary details of objects because its sensors work in the infrared range. Doe
Standby lighting
Deluge System
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
CCTV
7. Type of light that is activated when a motion sensor (or some other IDS) is activated?
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Emergency Procedure Documentation
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
8. Tokens used in physical security to authentication subjects?
High Humidity
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
CCTV
Class A
9. What system should maintain the appropriate temperature and humidity levels and provide closed-loop recirculating air-conditioning and positive pressurization and ventilation.
People working inside the facility.
When looking for locations for an office
Floors - ceilings - and walls
HVAC
10. Class of fire that is electrical (electrical equipment - wires). Suppressed with gas - CO2 - dry powders.
Administrative Controls
Class C
Electromechanical system
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
11. These are expensive but provide flexibility in response to security breaches and can deter intruders from attempting an attack.
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
4 foot fence
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Security Guards
12. Type of fence that uses 1 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
Brownouts
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Water
High security fence
13. Type of IDS that detects changes in a light beam. Can only be used in windowless rooms.
Company Property
Water - stream - and gas lines
Photoelectric System
HVAC System
14. Type of fire suppressant that suppresses the fuel supply of common combustibles?
People working inside the facility.
Soda Acid
Dry Pipe Systems
Plenum Space
15. Why does the value of property with the facility and the value of the facility itself need to be ascertained?
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Manual Iris Lens
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
HVAC System
16. What can cause corrosion?
Fire Extinguisher
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
High Humidity
HVAC System
17. 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?
Power Regulators
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Deluge System
2 foot candles
18. Class of fire that is combustible metals (magnesium - sodium - potassium). Suppressed with dry powder.
Perimeter Protection
Class D
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Class A
19. These condition an electrical line to keep voltage steady and clean.
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Pre-action Pipe System
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Power Regulators
20. This type of interference can be caused by lightning - motors - and the current difference between wires.
Tempered windows
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Power Transient Noise
Proximity Systems
21. This is a specific type of smoke-activate fire alarm that detects changes in light intensity.
Warded Lock
Electromechanical system
When looking for locations for an office
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
22. These controls help minimize the resulting damage and speed the recovery process
Automated environmental controls
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Extremely high security fence
Standby lighting
23. Enhanced boundary fencing with motion detectors. Used at facilities that require a high level of protection.
Administrative Controls
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Blackout
Physical security
24. 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.
Manual Iris Lens
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Glare Protection
Automated environmental controls
25. Type of fence that will protect a critical are?
8 foot fence
Human Life
Fail-Secure Mode
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
26. Type of iris lens that would be used in an area where light changes.
Perimeter Protection
Automatic Iris Lens
Brownouts
Manual controls
27. 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.
Photoelectric System
Warded Lock
Perimeter Protection
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
28. This should be clearly marked - and security guards should be trained how to identify when these items leave the facility in an improper manner.
High Humidity
Company Property
Gases
Water - stream - and gas lines
29. 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.
Manual Iris Lens
Water
Standby lighting
Interior Partition
30. These are threats to what? Interruption of services - theft - physical damage - unauthorized disclosure - and loss of system integrity.
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
Physical Security
HVAC System
Gases
31. If an electrical supply fails and a door defaults to closed and locked - which mode is this?
Critical Path Analysis
Fail-Secure Mode
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
32. 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.
Spike
Low Humidity
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Class K
33. 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.
Tempered windows
Cipher Lock
Automatic Iris Lens
Administrative Controls
34. What is the more important than protecting a facility or the assets it contains?
Company Property
Power Noise
Human Life
Class A
35. 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.
Surge
Depth of Field
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Deluge System
36. These types of lines protect from electrical and magnetic induction - which causes interference to the power voltage.
Administrative Controls
Shielded Lines
Soda Acid
Electromechanical system
37. Device locks intended to protect hardware from theft. Use for mobile devices and lock them to a secure feature of an environment.
Media
People working inside the facility.
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Cable Trap
38. This should be protected from destruction - modification - theft - unauthorized copying - and disclosure.
Floors - ceilings - and walls
2 foot candles
Media
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
39. These are usually planned and implemented by power companies when they are experiencing high demand.
Administrative Controls
Interior Partition
Primary Power Source
Brownouts
40. This focal length provides a narrower view.
Security Guards
Cipher Lock
2 foot candles
Long focal length
41. Fire suppressant that modifies that chemical combustion elements of a fire?
4 foot fence
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Gases
Physical Security
42. 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
Gases
Spike
CCTV
43. 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.
Manual controls
Depth of Field
Intrusion Detection Devices
4 foot fence
44. This power source is a backup in case the primary source fails.
CCTV
Alternate Power Source
Dry Pipe Systems
Emergency Procedure Documentation
45. Space used for wires and cables. Typically an area above dropped ceilings and below raised floors. This location is where fires can easily start.
Cable Trap
When looking for locations for an office
Plenum Space
Spike
46. Type of fence that uses 3/8 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
Extremely high security fence
Piggybacking
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Mantrap
47. When should the following items be evaluated? Local crime - natural disaster possibilities - distance to hospitals - police - fire stations - airports - and railroads.
Manual controls
Construction materials and structure composition
When looking for locations for an office
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
48. Prolonged loss of power
Blackout
People working inside the facility.
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
49. These controls can be time consuming and error prone and and require constant attention.
People working inside the facility.
8 foot fence
Class K
Manual controls
50. What can cause static electricity?
Critical Path Analysis
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Low Humidity
CCTV