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CISSP Physical Security
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1. Type of IDS that detects changes or breaks in a circuit. Examples are window strips;vibration detectors on walls - screens - ceilings - etc; pressure pads under a rug.
Manual controls
Fail-Secure Mode
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Electromechanical system
2. Why does the value of property with the facility and the value of the facility itself need to be ascertained?
Top guard fence
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Fault
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
3. Type of iris lens that would be used in an area where light changes.
Automatic Iris Lens
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
4. 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
Piggybacking
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Dry Pipe Systems
CCTV
5. This type of interference can be caused by lightning - motors - and the current difference between wires.
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
Low Humidity
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
High Humidity
6. Class of fire that is common combustibles (wood - paper - and laminates). Suppressed with water or foam.
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Primary Power Source
Class A
When looking for locations for an office
7. Tokens used in physical security to authentication subjects?
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Emergency Procedure Documentation
Construction materials and structure composition
When looking for locations for an office
8. 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.
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
People working inside the facility.
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Proximity Systems
9. These need to be able to hold the necessary load and provide the required fire rating.
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Fail-Safe Mode
4 foot fence
10. 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.
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Physical security
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Warded Lock
11. The last line of defense in physical security?
Deluge System
Administrative Controls
Fail-Safe Mode
People working inside the facility.
12. This should be protected from destruction - modification - theft - unauthorized copying - and disclosure.
Interior Partition
CCTV
Continuous lighting
Media
13. This is when unauthorized access is achieved to a facility via another individual's legitimate access - and is a common concern with physical security.
Critical Path Analysis
Piggybacking
Photoelectric System
Perimeter Protection
14. The estimated time it will take to repair a device and get it back into production
Mantrap
Automatic Iris Lens
Physical security
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
15. These need to have shutoff valves and positive drains (substance flows out instead of in).
Transponder
CCTV
Water - stream - and gas lines
Interior Partition
16. What needs to be evaluated for their protective characteristics - their utility - and their cost and benefits.
Surge
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
4 foot fence
Construction materials and structure composition
17. This is used to deter trespassing and to enable people to enter a facility through a few controlled entrances.
Warded Lock
Perimeter Protection
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Low Humidity
18. The temperature at which most computers will experience major damage?
Mantrap
175 degrees F
Automated environmental controls
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
19. 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.
Intrusion Detection Devices
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Water
20. This is a disturbance of power and can be cause by electromagnetic interference (EMI) or radio frequency interference (RFI)
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Standby lighting
Smoke Detectors
Power Noise
21. Momentary power outage
Proximity Systems
Fault
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Mantrap
22. These types of lines protect from electrical and magnetic induction - which causes interference to the power voltage.
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Alternate Power Source
Critical Path Analysis
Shielded Lines
23. Type of fence that will deter a casual intruder?
4 foot fence
Water - stream - and gas lines
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Dry Pipe Systems
24. Enhanced boundary fencing with motion detectors. Used at facilities that require a high level of protection.
High security fence
Cable Trap
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Class K
25. What can cause static electricity?
High security fence
Low Humidity
Critical Path Analysis
Physical Security
26. Fire suppressant that modifies that chemical combustion elements of a fire?
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Halon
Primary Power Source
Gases
27. Device locks intended to protect hardware from theft. Use for mobile devices and lock them to a secure feature of an environment.
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Cable Trap
Floors - ceilings - and walls
175 degrees F
28. Type of light that provides an even amount of light across an area?
Continuous lighting
People working inside the facility.
175 degrees F
Hydrometer
29. These should be located on and above suspended ceilings - below raised floors - and in air ducts to provide maximum fire detection.
Smoke Detectors
Automated environmental controls
Continuous lighting
Exterior Fencing
30. This power source is used in day-to-day operations.
4 foot fence
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Primary Power Source
31. Type of IDS that detects changes in a light beam. Can only be used in windowless rooms.
Deluge System
Surge
Photoelectric System
Mantrap
32. Type of window that is stronger than standard glass and acrylic windows - but produces a toxic gas if burned.
HVAC System
Hydrometer
Spike
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
33. Fire suppressant that reduces the temperature of the fire?
Water
Automated environmental controls
Alternate Power Source
Fault
34. This focal length provides wide-angle views.
HVAC System
Primary Power Source
Short focal length
Transponder
35. Type of fence that will protect a top level security area?
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Pre-action Pipe System
Top guard fence
36. These are usually planned and implemented by power companies when they are experiencing high demand.
Smoke Detectors
Dry Pipe Systems
Water - stream - and gas lines
Brownouts
37. These controls can be time consuming and error prone and and require constant attention.
Automatic Iris Lens
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
8 foot fence
Manual controls
38. This is a colorless - odorless - and potentially lethal substance because it removes oxygen from the air in order to suppress fires.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Piggybacking
Depth of Field
CO2
39. Type of fence that uses 1 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
Interior Partition
High security fence
Short focal length
Long focal length
40. Fire suppressant that reduces the oxygen of a fire?
CO2
Fail-Secure Mode
HVAC
Short focal length
41. This can be costly and unsightly - but can provide crowd control and help control access to the facility.
Exterior Fencing
Class D
Fail-Secure Mode
Power Transient Noise
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
Class D
Primary Power Source
Fault
43. 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.
Exterior Fencing
Cipher Lock
Critical Path Analysis
Fail-Safe Mode
44. Type of light that is activated when a motion sensor (or some other IDS) is activated?
Halon
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
People working inside the facility.
Proximity Identification
45. 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.
Power Transient Noise
Fail-Safe Mode
Automated environmental controls
Dry Pipe Systems
46. Type of fence that uses 2 inch mesh - 9 gauge wiring
High security fence
Fault
Interior Partition
Normal industry security fence
47. 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.
Transponder
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Extremely high security fence
Construction materials and structure composition
48. Type of light that is programmed to turn on and off a predetermined times?
Standby lighting
High Humidity
Plenum Space
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
49. Type of IDS that detects changes in heat waves in an area.
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Warded Lock
Depth of Field
50. What should dust and other air contaminants be kept to an appropriate level?
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Gases
When looking for locations for an office
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
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