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CISSP Physical Security
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The last line of defense in physical security?
4 foot fence
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
People working inside the facility.
Intrusion Detection Devices
2. This is a disturbance of power and can be cause by electromagnetic interference (EMI) or radio frequency interference (RFI)
Mantrap
Transponder
Power Noise
Intrusion Detection Devices
3. Fire suppressant that reduces the oxygen of a fire?
HVAC System
Normal industry security fence
CO2
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
4. Device locks intended to protect hardware from theft. Use for mobile devices and lock them to a secure feature of an environment.
Automatic Iris Lens
Perimeter Protection
Cable Trap
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
5. 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)
Transponder
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Smoke Detectors
Proximity Identification
6. Type of iris lens that would be used in an area of fixed lighting.
Proximity Identification
Manual Iris Lens
Photoelectric System
Mantrap
7. These need to have shutoff valves and positive drains (substance flows out instead of in).
Class C
Water - stream - and gas lines
Surge
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
8. 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.
HVAC System
Glare Protection
Intrusion Detection Devices
Warded Lock
9. 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.
CCTV
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Warded Lock
4 foot fence
10. This type of water system always contains water in the pipes and are usually controlled by temperature control level sensors.
Fault
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Physical security
11. 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
Long focal length
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Continuous lighting
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
12. These use battery packs that range in size and capacity to provide power backup and protection. These factors should be reviewed: size of the electrical load it can support - the speed with which it can assume the load when the primary source fails -
Gases
Water
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Power Transient Noise
13. 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.
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Transponder
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Dry Pipe Systems
14. The expected lifetime of a device?
Deluge System
Power Regulators
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
4 foot fence
15. This is a specific type of smoke-activate fire alarm that detects changes in light intensity.
Alternate Power Source
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
CO2
16. 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.
Cipher Lock
Automated environmental controls
Pre-action Pipe System
Administrative Controls
17. 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
Tempered windows
Class B
Hydrometer
18. Prolonged loss of power
Shielded Lines
Blackout
2 foot candles
Glare Protection
19. Type of IDS that detects changes in heat waves in an area.
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Transponder
Spike
Smoke Detectors
20. What is the more important than protecting a facility or the assets it contains?
Human Life
Deluge System
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Photoelectric System
21. If an electrical supply fails and a door defaults to closed and unlocked - which mode is this?
Cable Trap
Fail-Safe Mode
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Electromechanical system
22. 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.
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Normal industry security fence
Cipher Lock
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
23. Prolonged high voltage power loss
Surge
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Glare Protection
Class B
24. 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
High Humidity
Pre-action Pipe System
Smoke Detectors
25. This type of interference can be caused by electrical system mechanisms - fluorescent lighting - and electrical cables.
Administrative Controls
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Automated environmental controls
Shielded Lines
26. Class of fire that is combustible metals (magnesium - sodium - potassium). Suppressed with dry powder.
Hydrometer
Primary Power Source
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Class D
27. These are expensive but provide flexibility in response to security breaches and can deter intruders from attempting an attack.
Short focal length
HVAC System
Security Guards
Class B
28. This type of interference can be caused by lightning - motors - and the current difference between wires.
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
When looking for locations for an office
29. This type of water system delays the water release similar to a dry pipe system. However - the water is not released until a thermal-fusible link on the sprinkler head has melted. Typically used in only in data processing environments rather than a w
Surge
175 degrees F
Pre-action Pipe System
Depth of Field
30. The first line of defense against environmental risks and unpredictable human behavior
Class B
Hydrometer
Soda Acid
Physical security
31. Type of light that is activated when a motion sensor (or some other IDS) is activated?
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Power Noise
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
32. This focal length provides wide-angle views.
Short focal length
Glare Protection
Class A
Surge
33. 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 Iris Lens
Class K
HVAC
Electromechanical system
34. Halon - FM-200 - and other Halon substitutes are examples of what?
4 foot fence
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
Company Property
35. This is used to deter trespassing and to enable people to enter a facility through a few controlled entrances.
Deluge System
Electromechanical system
High security fence
Perimeter Protection
36. This power source is a backup in case the primary source fails.
Manual controls
Continuous lighting
Alternate Power Source
Fire Extinguisher
37. What documentation should be readily available and periodically reviewed and updated.
Emergency Procedure Documentation
HVAC
HVAC System
Top guard fence
38. This can be costly and unsightly - but can provide crowd control and help control access to the facility.
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Exterior Fencing
Class C
Continuous lighting
39. Tokens used in physical security to authentication subjects?
Construction materials and structure composition
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Water
Class K
40. Type of fence that will deter a casual intruder?
Power Noise
Floors - ceilings - and walls
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
4 foot fence
41. Momentary power outage
Standby lighting
Fault
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
42. This power source is used in day-to-day operations.
Primary Power Source
Class A
Hydrometer
Human Life
43. Type of fence that uses 1 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
Transponder
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
High security fence
44. Type of window that is stronger than standard glass and acrylic windows - but produces a toxic gas if burned.
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Perimeter Protection
High Humidity
Power Noise
45. Type of iris lens that would be used in an area where light changes.
Top guard fence
Class D
Automatic Iris Lens
Floors - ceilings - and walls
46. Class of fire that is electrical (electrical equipment - wires). Suppressed with gas - CO2 - dry powders.
Standby lighting
Class C
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
47. This is a colorless - odorless - and potentially lethal substance because it removes oxygen from the air in order to suppress fires.
People working inside the facility.
Mantrap
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Pre-action Pipe System
48. 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.
Depth of Field
Exterior Fencing
Dry Pipe Systems
Class B
49. The estimated time it will take to repair a device and get it back into production
Human Life
Glare Protection
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Smoke Detectors
50. 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
Emergency Procedure Documentation
Class D
Halon