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CISSP Physical Security
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Security Guards
Physical security
HVAC
2. Class of fire that is combustible metals (magnesium - sodium - potassium). Suppressed with dry powder.
Power Transient Noise
Photoelectric System
Brownouts
Class D
3. Type of light that is activated when a motion sensor (or some other IDS) is activated?
4 foot fence
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Physical security
Soda Acid
4. Why does the value of property with the facility and the value of the facility itself need to be ascertained?
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Deluge System
Standby lighting
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
5. What can cause corrosion?
Security Guards
Physical Security
High Humidity
CCTV
6. 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)
Smoke Detectors
Interior Partition
Proximity Identification
Plenum Space
7. 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.
CCTV
Proximity Systems
Normal industry security fence
Automatic Iris Lens
8. Class of fire that is electrical (electrical equipment - wires). Suppressed with gas - CO2 - dry powders.
CO2
Hydrometer
Tempered windows
Class C
9. 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.
HVAC System
Class C
Short focal length
Tempered windows
10. These should be located on and above suspended ceilings - below raised floors - and in air ducts to provide maximum fire detection.
Tumbler Lock
Automatic Iris Lens
Smoke Detectors
Fault
11. 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.
Class C
Warded Lock
Mantrap
CO2
12. Type of fire suppressant that suppresses the fuel supply of common combustibles?
Soda Acid
CCTV
Depth of Field
Water - stream - and gas lines
13. Type of fence that will deter a casual intruder?
Normal industry security fence
4 foot fence
2 foot candles
Pre-action Pipe System
14. The first line of defense against environmental risks and unpredictable human behavior
Shielded Lines
Top guard fence
CCTV
Physical security
15. 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
Deluge System
Plenum Space
Dry Pipe Systems
16. This type of interference can be caused by electrical system mechanisms - fluorescent lighting - and electrical cables.
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Power Noise
Low Humidity
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
17. Type of fence that uses 1 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
High security fence
Security Guards
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Company Property
18. 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.
Photoelectric System
Fault
Deluge System
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
19. 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
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
20. The last line of defense in physical security?
Photoelectric System
Class K
People working inside the facility.
Water
21. Halon - FM-200 - and other Halon substitutes are examples of what?
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Smoke Detectors
Human Life
22. This type of noise is disturbance imposed on a power line that causes electrical interference.
Critical Path Analysis
Manual Iris Lens
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Power Transient Noise
23. Type of window that is stronger than standard glass and acrylic windows - but produces a toxic gas if burned.
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
When looking for locations for an office
Power Regulators
24. 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 temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Company Property
Tumbler Lock
Extremely high security fence
25. These need to be able to hold the necessary load and provide the required fire rating.
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Power Noise
Critical Path Analysis
Floors - ceilings - and walls
26. Type of light that is programmed to turn on and off a predetermined times?
Fail-Safe Mode
Standby lighting
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Smoke Detectors
27. Class of fire that is common combustibles (wood - paper - and laminates). Suppressed with water or foam.
Class A
Perimeter Protection
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Construction materials and structure composition
28. These types of lines protect from electrical and magnetic induction - which causes interference to the power voltage.
8 foot fence
Shielded Lines
Interior Partition
Mantrap
29. Fire suppressant that modifies that chemical combustion elements of a fire?
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Long focal length
Gases
Class A
30. Type of fence that uses 3/8 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
Cipher Lock
Deluge System
Extremely high security fence
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
31. What should dust and other air contaminants be kept to an appropriate level?
Water - stream - and gas lines
HVAC
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Security Guards
32. Items that a fire needs to burn? To suppress it - one of them should be reduced or eliminated.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Photoelectric System
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
33. This power source is a backup in case the primary source fails.
High Humidity
Low Humidity
Alternate Power Source
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
34. What can cause static electricity?
Spike
175 degrees F
Low Humidity
Halon
35. 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.
Cipher Lock
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
High security fence
Interior Partition
36. What needs to be evaluated for their protective characteristics - their utility - and their cost and benefits.
Plenum Space
Glare Protection
People working inside the facility.
Construction materials and structure composition
37. This is a specific type of smoke-activate fire alarm that detects changes in light intensity.
Security Guards
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
Emergency Procedure Documentation
4 foot fence
38. What is used to measure humidity levels?
Deluge System
Class D
Hydrometer
Depth of Field
39. Momentary power outage
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Cable Trap
Fail-Secure Mode
Fault
40. This is used to deter trespassing and to enable people to enter a facility through a few controlled entrances.
Perimeter Protection
Tempered windows
Media
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
41. These are threats to what? Interruption of services - theft - physical damage - unauthorized disclosure - and loss of system integrity.
Class D
Soda Acid
Physical Security
Smoke Detectors
42. 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.
Mantrap
Administrative Controls
Transponder
Glare Protection
43. 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.
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Glare Protection
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Automatic Iris Lens
44. Type of fence that will protect a critical are?
Proximity Identification
8 foot fence
Pre-action Pipe System
CCTV
45. If an electrical supply fails and a door defaults to closed and locked - which mode is this?
Smoke Detectors
Fail-Secure Mode
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Standby lighting
46. Momentary high voltage
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Piggybacking
8 foot fence
Spike
47. Type of fence that uses 2 inch mesh - 9 gauge wiring
Proximity Systems
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Depth of Field
Normal industry security fence
48. If an electrical supply fails and a door defaults to closed and unlocked - which mode is this?
Glare Protection
Fail-Safe Mode
Spike
Standby lighting
49. Type of window that contains glass that was heated and cooled to improve integrity and strength?
Tempered windows
Cable Trap
Fire Extinguisher
Cipher Lock
50. This concept combines the physical environment and sociology issues that surround it to reduce crime rates and the fear of crime.
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Brownouts
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)