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CISSP Physical Security
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The expected lifetime of a device?
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Spike
High security fence
Class K
2. This can be costly and unsightly - but can provide crowd control and help control access to the facility.
Exterior Fencing
Blackout
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
3. This power source is used in day-to-day operations.
Surge
Primary Power Source
Low Humidity
Physical security
4. Device locks intended to protect hardware from theft. Use for mobile devices and lock them to a secure feature of an environment.
Class K
Cable Trap
Primary Power Source
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
5. 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
Class K
Alternate Power Source
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
6. Type of light that is activated when a motion sensor (or some other IDS) is activated?
Emergency Procedure Documentation
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
CO2
7. 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.
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Cable Trap
Depth of Field
Fail-Secure Mode
8. 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.
Electromechanical system
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Fail-Secure Mode
9. If an electrical supply fails and a door defaults to closed and locked - which mode is this?
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Physical Security
Fail-Secure Mode
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
10. 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
Interior Partition
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Hydrometer
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
11. This should be clearly marked - and security guards should be trained how to identify when these items leave the facility in an improper manner.
Class K
High security fence
Company Property
Piggybacking
12. Prolonged loss of power
Blackout
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Perimeter Protection
Long focal length
13. 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
Piggybacking
Spike
CCTV
Water
14. This is used to deter trespassing and to enable people to enter a facility through a few controlled entrances.
Perimeter Protection
Cipher Lock
Intrusion Detection Devices
Floors - ceilings - and walls
15. 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.
Water - stream - and gas lines
Deluge System
Halon
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
16. This focal length provides a narrower view.
Standby lighting
Long focal length
Shielded Lines
Water
17. These are expensive but provide flexibility in response to security breaches and can deter intruders from attempting an attack.
Security Guards
Automatic Iris Lens
2 foot candles
Glare Protection
18. The last line of defense in physical security?
People working inside the facility.
Manual Iris Lens
Class A
CO2
19. Type of fence that will protect a top level security area?
Extremely high security fence
When looking for locations for an office
Top guard fence
Emergency Procedure Documentation
20. 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.
Critical Path Analysis
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
4 foot fence
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
21. 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.
Cable Trap
Power Noise
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
22. This type of noise is disturbance imposed on a power line that causes electrical interference.
Power Transient Noise
HVAC
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
23. This is a disturbance of power and can be cause by electromagnetic interference (EMI) or radio frequency interference (RFI)
Human Life
Power Noise
Fault
Mantrap
24. Prolonged high voltage power loss
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Pre-action Pipe System
Class B
Surge
25. Type of fence that uses 2 inch mesh - 9 gauge wiring
Normal industry security fence
Tumbler Lock
Class K
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
26. Type of IDS that detects changes in a light beam. Can only be used in windowless rooms.
Exterior Fencing
Class C
Photoelectric System
Long focal length
27. Type of light that is programmed to turn on and off a predetermined times?
Standby lighting
Class C
Media
Security Guards
28. Type of window that is the strongest window available today. Resistant to breakage - chemicals - fires - and abrasions. They are also extremely expensive.
Long focal length
Water - stream - and gas lines
Continuous lighting
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
29. These are threats to what? Interruption of services - theft - physical damage - unauthorized disclosure - and loss of system integrity.
Continuous lighting
Perimeter Protection
Physical Security
Class B
30. Type of fence that uses 1 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
Dry Pipe Systems
Hydrometer
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
High security fence
31. Enhanced boundary fencing with motion detectors. Used at facilities that require a high level of protection.
Long focal length
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Company Property
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
32. What is the more important than protecting a facility or the assets it contains?
Human Life
Fail-Safe Mode
Hydrometer
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
33. This should be located within 50 feet of electrical equipment and should be inspected quarterly.
Company Property
Fire Extinguisher
Smoke Detectors
Security Guards
34. 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.
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Power Noise
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Cipher Lock
35. This power source is a backup in case the primary source fails.
Continuous lighting
175 degrees F
Exterior Fencing
Alternate Power Source
36. Type of window that is stronger than standard glass and acrylic windows - but produces a toxic gas if burned.
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Extremely high security fence
Interior Partition
37. Type of fence that will protect a critical are?
HVAC System
8 foot fence
Electromechanical system
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
38. What needs to be evaluated for their protective characteristics - their utility - and their cost and benefits.
Construction materials and structure composition
Class K
Automated environmental controls
Glare Protection
39. Momentary power outage
Perimeter Protection
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Pre-action Pipe System
Fault
40. When should the following items be evaluated? Local crime - natural disaster possibilities - distance to hospitals - police - fire stations - airports - and railroads.
Manual controls
175 degrees F
Low Humidity
When looking for locations for an office
41. 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 -
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Long focal length
Short focal length
Shielded Lines
42. What should dust and other air contaminants be kept to an appropriate level?
High security fence
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Media
Physical security
43. This is a double door facility used for physical access control.
Pre-action Pipe System
Mantrap
Depth of Field
Physical security
44. These condition an electrical line to keep voltage steady and clean.
Power Regulators
Pre-action Pipe System
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
8 foot fence
45. These are usually planned and implemented by power companies when they are experiencing high demand.
Brownouts
People working inside the facility.
Power Noise
Media
46. Halon - FM-200 - and other Halon substitutes are examples of what?
Transponder
Low Humidity
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
47. These need to have shutoff valves and positive drains (substance flows out instead of in).
Class K
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Water - stream - and gas lines
Deluge System
48. The temperature at which most computers will experience major damage?
175 degrees F
Mantrap
Fail-Secure Mode
4 foot fence
49. What documentation should be readily available and periodically reviewed and updated.
Mantrap
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Emergency Procedure Documentation
Depth of Field
50. These controls can be time consuming and error prone and and require constant attention.
Primary Power Source
Company Property
Manual controls
Mantrap