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CISSP Physical Security
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Type of iris lens that would be used in an area where light changes.
High Humidity
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Automatic Iris Lens
2. Type of fence that will protect a top level security area?
Physical security
Power Noise
Top guard fence
Water - stream - and gas lines
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
Smoke Detectors
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Water
Administrative Controls
4. Type of IDS that detects changes in heat waves in an area.
Short focal length
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Pre-action Pipe System
People working inside the facility.
5. Class of fire that is combustible metals (magnesium - sodium - potassium). Suppressed with dry powder.
Manual controls
Class D
High security fence
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
6. This should be clearly marked - and security guards should be trained how to identify when these items leave the facility in an improper manner.
Tumbler Lock
Fail-Secure Mode
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Company Property
7. 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.
Manual controls
175 degrees F
Hydrometer
Deluge System
8. This is a disturbance of power and can be cause by electromagnetic interference (EMI) or radio frequency interference (RFI)
Transponder
Depth of Field
Power Noise
Power Transient Noise
9. This type of water system always contains water in the pipes and are usually controlled by temperature control level sensors.
Power Regulators
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Administrative Controls
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
10. This type of noise is disturbance imposed on a power line that causes electrical interference.
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Intrusion Detection Devices
Fail-Safe Mode
Power Transient Noise
11. 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.
Interior Partition
Top guard fence
8 foot fence
Critical Path Analysis
12. 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.
Warded Lock
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Class D
13. Enhanced boundary fencing with motion detectors. Used at facilities that require a high level of protection.
Proximity Systems
Transponder
When looking for locations for an office
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
14. What can cause static electricity?
Photoelectric System
Standby lighting
Low Humidity
HVAC System
15. Type of window that is the strongest window available today. Resistant to breakage - chemicals - fires - and abrasions. They are also extremely expensive.
Class K
Power Regulators
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Intrusion Detection Devices
16. These need to be able to hold the necessary load and provide the required fire rating.
Physical Security
Proximity Identification
Exterior Fencing
Floors - ceilings - and walls
17. This type of interference can be caused by electrical system mechanisms - fluorescent lighting - and electrical cables.
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Critical Path Analysis
Standby lighting
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
18. What documentation should be readily available and periodically reviewed and updated.
High security fence
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Emergency Procedure Documentation
Human Life
19. These should be located on and above suspended ceilings - below raised floors - and in air ducts to provide maximum fire detection.
Smoke Detectors
Interior Partition
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
8 foot fence
20. This is a colorless - odorless - and potentially lethal substance because it removes oxygen from the air in order to suppress fires.
Primary Power Source
CO2
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Tumbler Lock
21. This focal length provides a narrower view.
Long focal length
HVAC
Soda Acid
Primary Power Source
22. Space used for wires and cables. Typically an area above dropped ceilings and below raised floors. This location is where fires can easily start.
Low Humidity
Cable Trap
Class K
Plenum Space
23. These need to have shutoff valves and positive drains (substance flows out instead of in).
High Humidity
Water - stream - and gas lines
Halon
Construction materials and structure composition
24. These types of lines protect from electrical and magnetic induction - which causes interference to the power voltage.
Exterior Fencing
High Humidity
Power Transient Noise
Shielded Lines
25. Type of IDS that detects changes in a light beam. Can only be used in windowless rooms.
8 foot fence
Photoelectric System
Warded Lock
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
26. 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.
Proximity Identification
Tumbler Lock
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
CO2
27. Momentary high voltage
Automatic Iris Lens
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Spike
Extremely high security fence
28. This is a double door facility used for physical access control.
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Pre-action Pipe System
Alternate Power Source
Mantrap
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
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Tumbler Lock
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
30. 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.
Critical Path Analysis
Warded Lock
Intrusion Detection Devices
Proximity Systems
31. This power source is used in day-to-day operations.
Primary Power Source
8 foot fence
People working inside the facility.
Perimeter Protection
32. Type of window that is stronger than standard glass and acrylic windows - but produces a toxic gas if burned.
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Water
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Shielded Lines
33. Tokens used in physical security to authentication subjects?
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Transponder
Warded Lock
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
34. This should be located within 50 feet of electrical equipment and should be inspected quarterly.
Fire Extinguisher
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Depth of Field
Hydrometer
35. Class of fire that is common combustibles (wood - paper - and laminates). Suppressed with water or foam.
Class A
Piggybacking
4 foot fence
Blackout
36. Prolonged high voltage power loss
Construction materials and structure composition
Cable Trap
CCTV
Surge
37. What is the more important than protecting a facility or the assets it contains?
Human Life
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
CO2
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
38. Fire suppressant that modifies that chemical combustion elements of a fire?
Manual controls
Exterior Fencing
Gases
Brownouts
39. The first line of defense against environmental risks and unpredictable human behavior
HVAC System
Physical security
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Power Noise
40. 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 -
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Low Humidity
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Manual Iris Lens
41. 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
2 foot candles
Pre-action Pipe System
High security fence
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
42. This power source is a backup in case the primary source fails.
Fault
Critical Path Analysis
Deluge System
Alternate Power Source
43. Items that a fire needs to burn? To suppress it - one of them should be reduced or eliminated.
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Normal industry security fence
Electromechanical system
44. This should be protected from destruction - modification - theft - unauthorized copying - and disclosure.
Dry Pipe Systems
Fire Extinguisher
Media
Mantrap
45. Prolonged loss of power
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Blackout
Shielded Lines
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
46. These are usually planned and implemented by power companies when they are experiencing high demand.
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Brownouts
Depth of Field
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
47. What is used to measure humidity levels?
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Physical Security
Hydrometer
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
48. 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.
Class A
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Transponder
Proximity Identification
49. 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?
Alternate Power Source
Manual controls
Low Humidity
2 foot candles
50. Type of task that identifies how data flows through the company. Lists all pieces of an environment and how they interact. Redundant paths should be shown.
Transponder
Critical Path Analysis
Surge
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)