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CISSP Physical Security
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Alternate Power Source
Proximity Systems
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
CO2
2. Class of fire that is common combustibles (wood - paper - and laminates). Suppressed with water or foam.
Class A
Cipher Lock
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
Manual controls
3. The following are examples of what type of control? Drills and exercises of emergency procedures - simulation testing - documentation - inspections and reports - pre-screening of employees - post-employment procedures - delegation of responsibility a
Perimeter Protection
High security fence
Administrative Controls
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
4. Why does the value of property with the facility and the value of the facility itself need to be ascertained?
Shielded Lines
Transponder
Blackout
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
5. Class of fire that is electrical (electrical equipment - wires). Suppressed with gas - CO2 - dry powders.
Class C
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Gases
6. 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
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Fire Extinguisher
7. Prolonged loss of power
Automated environmental controls
Shielded Lines
Blackout
Automatic Iris Lens
8. These are usually planned and implemented by power companies when they are experiencing high demand.
Normal industry security fence
Cable Trap
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Brownouts
9. Type of IDS that detects changes in a light beam. Can only be used in windowless rooms.
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Water
Photoelectric System
Blackout
10. Type of fence that uses 2 inch mesh - 9 gauge wiring
High security fence
Normal industry security fence
Physical Security
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
11. Fire suppressant that reduces the oxygen of a fire?
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Spike
CO2
Gases
12. This should be located within 50 feet of electrical equipment and should be inspected quarterly.
Fire Extinguisher
Proximity Identification
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
175 degrees F
13. The last line of defense in physical security?
People working inside the facility.
Water - stream - and gas lines
Depth of Field
Smoke Detectors
14. Type of fence that uses 3/8 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
Company Property
Physical security
Extremely high security fence
Photoelectric System
15. 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.
Deluge System
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
High Humidity
Warded Lock
16. What documentation should be readily available and periodically reviewed and updated.
Construction materials and structure composition
Emergency Procedure Documentation
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
17. 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
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
People working inside the facility.
18. Type of IDS that generates a pattern that is sent over a sensitive area and reflected back to a receiver.
Automatic Iris Lens
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Alternate Power Source
CO2
19. 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.
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Electromechanical system
Power Regulators
Normal industry security fence
20. These are expensive but provide flexibility in response to security breaches and can deter intruders from attempting an attack.
Tumbler Lock
Halon
2 foot candles
Security Guards
21. 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
HVAC System
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Class C
22. Items that a fire needs to burn? To suppress it - one of them should be reduced or eliminated.
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Brownouts
Alternate Power Source
23. Type of iris lens that would be used in an area where light changes.
Perimeter Protection
Class B
Automatic Iris Lens
Class K
24. This focal length provides wide-angle views.
Physical Security
175 degrees F
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
Short focal length
25. Tokens used in physical security to authentication subjects?
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Normal industry security fence
Top guard fence
26. Type of fire suppressant that suppresses the fuel supply of common combustibles?
Smoke Detectors
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Soda Acid
Manual controls
27. This focal length provides a narrower view.
Long focal length
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Plenum Space
Fail-Safe Mode
28. These need to be able to hold the necessary load and provide the required fire rating.
Tempered windows
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Deluge System
Intrusion Detection Devices
29. 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
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
High security fence
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Gases
30. These condition an electrical line to keep voltage steady and clean.
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Power Regulators
Automatic Iris Lens
31. 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
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Normal industry security fence
32. If an electrical supply fails and a door defaults to closed and unlocked - which mode is this?
Halon
Depth of Field
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Fail-Safe Mode
33. This should be protected from destruction - modification - theft - unauthorized copying - and disclosure.
Media
CO2
Fail-Safe Mode
Class K
34. This type of lock has more pieces and parts that a warded lock. It uses spring-loaded pins that need to be in the right position to open the lock.
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
8 foot fence
Tumbler Lock
Class A
35. Type of window that is the strongest window available today. Resistant to breakage - chemicals - fires - and abrasions. They are also extremely expensive.
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Power Noise
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
36. Type of light that provides an even amount of light across an area?
HVAC
Continuous lighting
Power Regulators
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
37. What should dust and other air contaminants be kept to an appropriate level?
Soda Acid
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Class D
38. Fire suppressant that modifies that chemical combustion elements of a fire?
Gases
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Primary Power Source
Manual Iris Lens
39. Type of fence that will protect a critical are?
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
8 foot fence
Fail-Secure Mode
Electromechanical system
40. 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?
Fail-Safe Mode
8 foot fence
Depth of Field
2 foot candles
41. These are threats to what? Interruption of services - theft - physical damage - unauthorized disclosure - and loss of system integrity.
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Continuous lighting
Security Guards
Physical Security
42. These should be located on and above suspended ceilings - below raised floors - and in air ducts to provide maximum fire detection.
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Deluge System
Smoke Detectors
43. Device locks intended to protect hardware from theft. Use for mobile devices and lock them to a secure feature of an environment.
Perimeter Protection
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Power Noise
Cable Trap
44. Type of iris lens that would be used in an area of fixed lighting.
Mantrap
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Manual Iris Lens
Spike
45. Type of window that is stronger than standard glass and acrylic windows - but produces a toxic gas if burned.
Construction materials and structure composition
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Company Property
4 foot fence
46. This type of water system has its sprinkler systems wide open to allow a larger volume of water to be released in a short period. These systems are typically not used in data processing environments.
Deluge System
Hydrometer
Manual controls
Plenum Space
47. Class of fire that is liquid (petroleum - coolants). Suppressed with gas - CO2 - form - dry powders.
Critical Path Analysis
Extremely high security fence
Power Transient Noise
Class B
48. This should be clearly marked - and security guards should be trained how to identify when these items leave the facility in an improper manner.
Plenum Space
Company Property
8 foot fence
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
49. This type of interference can be caused by lightning - motors - and the current difference between wires.
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Piggybacking
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Automated environmental controls
50. The estimated time it will take to repair a device and get it back into production
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Class C