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CISSP Physical Security
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Manual controls
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Perimeter Protection
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
2. This type of water system always contains water in the pipes and are usually controlled by temperature control level sensors.
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Manual controls
Proximity Systems
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
3. This focal length provides a narrower view.
High Humidity
Gases
Long focal length
Pre-action Pipe System
4. 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.
8 foot fence
Dry Pipe Systems
Administrative Controls
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
5. 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
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Emergency Procedure Documentation
Administrative Controls
2 foot candles
6. What documentation should be readily available and periodically reviewed and updated.
Intrusion Detection Devices
Emergency Procedure Documentation
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Perimeter Protection
7. Why does the value of property with the facility and the value of the facility itself need to be ascertained?
Brownouts
Physical security
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
8. What should dust and other air contaminants be kept to an appropriate level?
Manual Iris Lens
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Class A
Media
9. This should be clearly marked - and security guards should be trained how to identify when these items leave the facility in an improper manner.
Photoelectric System
Company Property
4 foot fence
Plenum Space
10. These should be located on and above suspended ceilings - below raised floors - and in air ducts to provide maximum fire detection.
Short focal length
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Smoke Detectors
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
11. Type of IDS that detects changes in heat waves in an area.
Exterior Fencing
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Security Guards
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
12. The last line of defense in physical security?
Normal industry security fence
Pre-action Pipe System
Continuous lighting
People working inside the facility.
13. 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.
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
HVAC
Electromechanical system
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
14. This is when unauthorized access is achieved to a facility via another individual's legitimate access - and is a common concern with physical security.
Long focal length
Pre-action Pipe System
Piggybacking
Photoelectric System
15. This concept combines the physical environment and sociology issues that surround it to reduce crime rates and the fear of crime.
8 foot fence
Cable Trap
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
16. This power source is a backup in case the primary source fails.
Interior Partition
Alternate Power Source
Construction materials and structure composition
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
17. 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)
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Hydrometer
18. These controls can be time consuming and error prone and and require constant attention.
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Manual controls
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
19. 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)
Proximity Identification
Proximity Systems
Class A
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
20. These are expensive but provide flexibility in response to security breaches and can deter intruders from attempting an attack.
Media
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
Security Guards
Water - stream - and gas lines
21. When should the following items be evaluated? Local crime - natural disaster possibilities - distance to hospitals - police - fire stations - airports - and railroads.
Class C
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
When looking for locations for an office
Class B
22. These need to be able to hold the necessary load and provide the required fire rating.
Cable Trap
Alternate Power Source
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Class B
23. This is used to deter trespassing and to enable people to enter a facility through a few controlled entrances.
Piggybacking
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Surge
Perimeter Protection
24. The first line of defense against environmental risks and unpredictable human behavior
Standby lighting
Fault
Physical security
Exterior Fencing
25. Type of window that is the strongest window available today. Resistant to breakage - chemicals - fires - and abrasions. They are also extremely expensive.
Water - stream - and gas lines
Manual Iris Lens
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
175 degrees F
26. Type of fence that uses 2 inch mesh - 9 gauge wiring
When looking for locations for an office
Perimeter Protection
Normal industry security fence
Pre-action Pipe System
27. This type of noise is disturbance imposed on a power line that causes electrical interference.
Plenum Space
Pre-action Pipe System
Company Property
Power Transient Noise
28. Fire suppressant that reduces the oxygen of a fire?
Class B
CO2
HVAC
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
29. 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.
Class A
Critical Path Analysis
High Humidity
Company Property
30. 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.
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
CO2
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
HVAC System
31. What is used to measure humidity levels?
2 foot candles
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Dry Pipe Systems
Hydrometer
32. 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.
Deluge System
Depth of Field
Transponder
Brownouts
33. Type of fire suppressant that suppresses the fuel supply of common combustibles?
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Class A
High security fence
Soda Acid
34. Fire suppressant that modifies that chemical combustion elements of a fire?
Extremely high security fence
Long focal length
Critical Path Analysis
Gases
35. 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.
Cable Trap
Class C
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Class K
36. These are usually planned and implemented by power companies when they are experiencing high demand.
Human Life
Depth of Field
Manual controls
Brownouts
37. What needs to be evaluated for their protective characteristics - their utility - and their cost and benefits.
Construction materials and structure composition
Smoke Detectors
People working inside the facility.
Physical Security
38. Class of fire that is liquid (petroleum - coolants). Suppressed with gas - CO2 - form - dry powders.
Dry Pipe Systems
Standby lighting
Class B
Mantrap
39. These condition an electrical line to keep voltage steady and clean.
Power Regulators
Tempered windows
Fault
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
40. 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.
Glare Protection
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Physical security
8 foot fence
41. Space used for wires and cables. Typically an area above dropped ceilings and below raised floors. This location is where fires can easily start.
Plenum Space
Proximity Systems
8 foot fence
Class C
42. This type of interference can be caused by lightning - motors - and the current difference between wires.
Cipher Lock
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Construction materials and structure composition
Critical Path Analysis
43. If an electrical supply fails and a door defaults to closed and unlocked - which mode is this?
Class K
Automatic Iris Lens
Gases
Fail-Safe Mode
44. 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?
2 foot candles
Class D
Power Transient Noise
Class B
45. Type of iris lens that would be used in an area of fixed lighting.
Manual Iris Lens
Intrusion Detection Devices
Brownouts
Emergency Procedure Documentation
46. These are threats to what? Interruption of services - theft - physical damage - unauthorized disclosure - and loss of system integrity.
Low Humidity
Security Guards
Gases
Physical Security
47. What is the more important than protecting a facility or the assets it contains?
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Mantrap
Human Life
Power Regulators
48. The estimated time it will take to repair a device and get it back into production
Warded Lock
Piggybacking
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Interior Partition
49. Type of light that provides an even amount of light across an area?
Deluge System
Administrative Controls
Class B
Continuous lighting
50. This power source is used in day-to-day operations.
People working inside the facility.
Primary Power Source
Alternate Power Source
Class B