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CISSP Physical Security

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1. This can be costly and unsightly - but can provide crowd control and help control access to the facility.






2. This concept combines the physical environment and sociology issues that surround it to reduce crime rates and the fear of crime.






3. What system should maintain the appropriate temperature and humidity levels and provide closed-loop recirculating air-conditioning and positive pressurization and ventilation.






4. If an electrical supply fails and a door defaults to closed and locked - which mode is this?






5. 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






6. Class of fire that is liquid (petroleum - coolants). Suppressed with gas - CO2 - form - dry powders.






7. This power source is a backup in case the primary source fails.






8. This is a disturbance of power and can be cause by electromagnetic interference (EMI) or radio frequency interference (RFI)






9. Type of IDS that detects changes in heat waves in an area.






10. Class of fire that is combustible metals (magnesium - sodium - potassium). Suppressed with dry powder.






11. Class of fire that is common combustibles (wood - paper - and laminates). Suppressed with water or foam.






12. 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.






13. Prolonged high voltage power loss






14. This is a double door facility used for physical access control.






15. 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.






16. Type of fence that uses 2 inch mesh - 9 gauge wiring






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.






18. 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?






19. These need to be able to hold the necessary load and provide the required fire rating.






20. 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.






21. Device locks intended to protect hardware from theft. Use for mobile devices and lock them to a secure feature of an environment.






22. Type of light that is programmed to turn on and off a predetermined times?






23. These controls can be time consuming and error prone and and require constant attention.






24. This is a colorless - odorless - and potentially lethal substance because it removes oxygen from the air in order to suppress fires.






25. Type of window that is stronger than standard glass and acrylic windows - but produces a toxic gas if burned.






26. These are usually planned and implemented by power companies when they are experiencing high demand.






27. Type of light that is activated when a motion sensor (or some other IDS) is activated?






28. Type of window that is the strongest window available today. Resistant to breakage - chemicals - fires - and abrasions. They are also extremely expensive.






29. Fire suppressant that modifies that chemical combustion elements of a fire?






30. Type of fence that will deter a casual intruder?






31. What can cause corrosion?






32. Fire suppressant that reduces the oxygen of a fire?






33. Halon - FM-200 - and other Halon substitutes are examples of what?






34. The expected lifetime of a device?






35. These need to have shutoff valves and positive drains (substance flows out instead of in).






36. What can cause static electricity?






37. 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 -






38. These types of lines protect from electrical and magnetic induction - which causes interference to the power voltage.






39. Fire suppressant that reduces the temperature of the fire?






40. This type of water system always contains water in the pipes and are usually controlled by temperature control level sensors.






41. These are expensive but provide flexibility in response to security breaches and can deter intruders from attempting an attack.






42. 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)






43. The first line of defense against environmental risks and unpredictable human behavior






44. Type of IDS that detects changes in a light beam. Can only be used in windowless rooms.






45. 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.






46. Type of fence that uses 3/8 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring






47. 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.






48. Space used for wires and cables. Typically an area above dropped ceilings and below raised floors. This location is where fires can easily start.






49. These condition an electrical line to keep voltage steady and clean.






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.