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CISSP Physical Security
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1. These condition an electrical line to keep voltage steady and clean.
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Power Regulators
Water - stream - and gas lines
Spike
2. 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.
Manual controls
Shielded Lines
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
3. Prolonged loss of power
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Blackout
4 foot fence
Interior Partition
4. Fire suppressant that reduces the temperature of the fire?
Water
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Human Life
Company Property
5. This is a double door facility used for physical access control.
Water - stream - and gas lines
Mantrap
Spike
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
6. What can cause static electricity?
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
High Humidity
Low Humidity
Plenum Space
7. 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.
Power Regulators
Transponder
Class A
Fault
8. 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.
Pre-action Pipe System
Company Property
Halon
Warded Lock
9. 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.
Class D
Intrusion Detection Devices
Proximity Systems
Fail-Secure Mode
10. The last line of defense in physical security?
2 foot candles
People working inside the facility.
Physical Security
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
11. These controls help minimize the resulting damage and speed the recovery process
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Piggybacking
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Automated environmental controls
12. What is used to measure humidity levels?
Manual controls
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Hydrometer
13. Type of fence that uses 3/8 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
Class K
Blackout
Plenum Space
Extremely high security fence
14. Type of fence that uses 1 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
Glare Protection
High security fence
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Administrative Controls
15. 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.
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
2 foot candles
Class B
Glare Protection
16. The temperature at which most computers will experience major damage?
175 degrees F
Standby lighting
Warded Lock
Perimeter Protection
17. 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.
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Warded Lock
Interior Partition
Photoelectric System
18. When should the following items be evaluated? Local crime - natural disaster possibilities - distance to hospitals - police - fire stations - airports - and railroads.
When looking for locations for an office
Media
Automated environmental controls
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
19. Type of iris lens that would be used in an area where light changes.
Company Property
Fail-Secure Mode
Automatic Iris Lens
Fire Extinguisher
20. Type of light that is activated when a motion sensor (or some other IDS) is activated?
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Alternate Power Source
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
21. 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)
Class C
CO2
Proximity Identification
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
22. These need to be able to hold the necessary load and provide the required fire rating.
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Fail-Safe Mode
Manual controls
Warded Lock
23. This type of water system always contains water in the pipes and are usually controlled by temperature control level sensors.
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Class A
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Fire Extinguisher
24. This is used to deter trespassing and to enable people to enter a facility through a few controlled entrances.
Company Property
Electromechanical system
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Perimeter Protection
25. These should be located on and above suspended ceilings - below raised floors - and in air ducts to provide maximum fire detection.
Long focal length
Standby lighting
Smoke Detectors
Mantrap
26. Enhanced boundary fencing with motion detectors. Used at facilities that require a high level of protection.
Shielded Lines
Hydrometer
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Human Life
27. 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
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Plenum Space
Fire Extinguisher
28. Class of fire that is common combustibles (wood - paper - and laminates). Suppressed with water or foam.
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Class A
Surge
Fault
29. Prolonged high voltage power loss
Surge
Extremely high security fence
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Fire Extinguisher
30. Type of window that contains glass that was heated and cooled to improve integrity and strength?
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Tempered windows
Top guard fence
Glare Protection
31. 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 A
Soda Acid
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
32. Momentary high voltage
CCTV
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Spike
Smoke Detectors
33. Type of light that provides an even amount of light across an area?
Smoke Detectors
HVAC System
Continuous lighting
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
34. Type of fence that will deter a casual intruder?
4 foot fence
Mantrap
Company Property
Fire Extinguisher
35. Momentary power outage
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Fault
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Smoke Detectors
36. 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
CCTV
Transponder
Power Transient Noise
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
37. 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.
Piggybacking
Mantrap
Dry Pipe Systems
CO2
38. Type of fire suppressant that suppresses the fuel supply of common combustibles?
When looking for locations for an office
Soda Acid
High Humidity
Tumbler Lock
39. What is the more important than protecting a facility or the assets it contains?
Human Life
Glare Protection
Fail-Secure Mode
Administrative Controls
40. Type of IDS that detects changes in heat waves in an area.
Fire Extinguisher
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Emergency Procedure Documentation
Power Regulators
41. Device locks intended to protect hardware from theft. Use for mobile devices and lock them to a secure feature of an environment.
Shielded Lines
Cable Trap
Power Noise
High Humidity
42. Items that a fire needs to burn? To suppress it - one of them should be reduced or eliminated.
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Primary Power Source
Deluge System
CO2
43. Class of fire that is assigned to commercial kitchens and the fire dangers that exist within them. Suppressing agent used in class K fires is wet chemicals.
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Mantrap
Class K
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
44. These controls can be time consuming and error prone and and require constant attention.
Electromechanical system
Class D
Manual controls
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
45. What system should maintain the appropriate temperature and humidity levels and provide closed-loop recirculating air-conditioning and positive pressurization and ventilation.
Tempered windows
HVAC
Class B
Water - stream - and gas lines
46. Tokens used in physical security to authentication subjects?
Fail-Secure Mode
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Class A
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
47. This power source is a backup in case the primary source fails.
Alternate Power Source
Automated environmental controls
Proximity Systems
Intrusion Detection Devices
48. Halon - FM-200 - and other Halon substitutes are examples of what?
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
4 foot fence
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
49. This is a specific type of smoke-activate fire alarm that detects changes in light intensity.
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
Brownouts
Standby lighting
Shielded Lines
50. Type of fence that will protect a critical are?
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Shielded Lines
Depth of Field
8 foot fence
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