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CISSP Physical Security
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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?
Primary Power Source
2 foot candles
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Cipher Lock
2. Halon - FM-200 - and other Halon substitutes are examples of what?
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Company Property
Class C
High security fence
3. When should the following items be evaluated? Local crime - natural disaster possibilities - distance to hospitals - police - fire stations - airports - and railroads.
Normal industry security fence
When looking for locations for an office
Short focal length
Tumbler Lock
4. 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
Power Transient Noise
CCTV
Pre-action Pipe System
Standby lighting
5. Momentary high voltage
Spike
Critical Path Analysis
Piggybacking
Fire Extinguisher
6. 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
High security fence
CCTV
Dry Pipe Systems
Manual controls
7. This should be protected from destruction - modification - theft - unauthorized copying - and disclosure.
Intrusion Detection Devices
Media
Shielded Lines
Perimeter Protection
8. 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
Piggybacking
Fail-Secure Mode
Administrative Controls
Glare Protection
9. What is the more important than protecting a facility or the assets it contains?
Gases
Human Life
Perimeter Protection
Blackout
10. This can be costly and unsightly - but can provide crowd control and help control access to the facility.
Gases
Cipher Lock
Exterior Fencing
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
11. This should be located within 50 feet of electrical equipment and should be inspected quarterly.
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Proximity Systems
Fire Extinguisher
Blackout
12. This focal length provides wide-angle views.
People working inside the facility.
Short focal length
Low Humidity
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
13. The last line of defense in physical security?
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Fire Extinguisher
People working inside the facility.
Fault
14. 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
Photoelectric System
Extremely high security fence
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Intrusion Detection Devices
15. This is a specific type of smoke-activate fire alarm that detects changes in light intensity.
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Electromechanical system
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
Critical Path Analysis
16. 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.
Brownouts
CCTV
Intrusion Detection Devices
Construction materials and structure composition
17. This is a disturbance of power and can be cause by electromagnetic interference (EMI) or radio frequency interference (RFI)
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Proximity Identification
Power Noise
Physical security
18. The temperature at which most computers will experience major damage?
Tempered windows
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Manual controls
175 degrees F
19. This should be clearly marked - and security guards should be trained how to identify when these items leave the facility in an improper manner.
Mantrap
Depth of Field
Company Property
Construction materials and structure composition
20. What is used to measure humidity levels?
Standby lighting
Media
Fail-Safe Mode
Hydrometer
21. This is a double door facility used for physical access control.
Mantrap
Proximity Systems
Power Transient Noise
Class B
22. These should be located on and above suspended ceilings - below raised floors - and in air ducts to provide maximum fire detection.
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Spike
Photoelectric System
Smoke Detectors
23. What needs to be evaluated for their protective characteristics - their utility - and their cost and benefits.
Long focal length
Proximity Systems
People working inside the facility.
Construction materials and structure composition
24. Tokens used in physical security to authentication subjects?
Manual controls
Physical security
Exterior Fencing
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
25. Fire suppressant that reduces the temperature of the fire?
Water
CCTV
High Humidity
Physical Security
26. Momentary power outage
People working inside the facility.
Cable Trap
Fault
Construction materials and structure composition
27. 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.
Dry Pipe Systems
Low Humidity
Halon
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
28. Type of IDS that detects changes in a light beam. Can only be used in windowless rooms.
Photoelectric System
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Dry Pipe Systems
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
29. Type of window that is the strongest window available today. Resistant to breakage - chemicals - fires - and abrasions. They are also extremely expensive.
Deluge System
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Blackout
30. Prolonged high voltage power loss
Normal industry security fence
Surge
Water
Intrusion Detection Devices
31. Type of IDS that detects changes in heat waves in an area.
Water
Emergency Procedure Documentation
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Class B
32. This type of water system always contains water in the pipes and are usually controlled by temperature control level sensors.
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Photoelectric System
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
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.
CCTV
Primary Power Source
Photoelectric System
Electromechanical system
34. Prolonged loss of power
Blackout
Emergency Procedure Documentation
High Humidity
Automated environmental controls
35. What should dust and other air contaminants be kept to an appropriate level?
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Tempered windows
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
36. Type of light that is activated when a motion sensor (or some other IDS) is activated?
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Physical Security
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
37. This focal length provides a narrower view.
Long focal length
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Halon
38. Type of light that is programmed to turn on and off a predetermined times?
Standby lighting
Perimeter Protection
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
39. 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.
Power Transient Noise
Transponder
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
HVAC System
40. Type of IDS that generates a pattern that is sent over a sensitive area and reflected back to a receiver.
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Intrusion Detection Devices
When looking for locations for an office
Media
41. Class of fire that is electrical (electrical equipment - wires). Suppressed with gas - CO2 - dry powders.
Physical security
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Class C
HVAC System
42. What documentation should be readily available and periodically reviewed and updated.
Exterior Fencing
Class C
Emergency Procedure Documentation
Automated environmental controls
43. These are threats to what? Interruption of services - theft - physical damage - unauthorized disclosure - and loss of system integrity.
Blackout
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Physical Security
2 foot candles
44. These types of lines protect from electrical and magnetic induction - which causes interference to the power voltage.
Shielded Lines
Mantrap
Perimeter Protection
Blackout
45. This is a colorless - odorless - and potentially lethal substance because it removes oxygen from the air in order to suppress fires.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Intrusion Detection Devices
Transponder
Company Property
46. These need to have shutoff valves and positive drains (substance flows out instead of in).
High security fence
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Water - stream - and gas lines
47. 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
Physical security
4 foot fence
Transponder
48. If an electrical supply fails and a door defaults to closed and unlocked - which mode is this?
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Fail-Safe Mode
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
49. Type of fence that will protect a critical are?
Alternate Power Source
Normal industry security fence
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
8 foot fence
50. This is used to deter trespassing and to enable people to enter a facility through a few controlled entrances.
Perimeter Protection
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Intrusion Detection Devices
Construction materials and structure composition