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CISSP Physical Security
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This type of interference can be caused by lightning - motors - and the current difference between wires.
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Class K
Transponder
Perimeter Protection
2. Type of iris lens that would be used in an area where light changes.
Automatic Iris Lens
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Tumbler Lock
Perimeter Protection
3. What can cause corrosion?
High Humidity
Interior Partition
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Normal industry security fence
4. This focal length provides wide-angle views.
Physical security
Short focal length
Glare Protection
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
5. This gas is no longer available because it depletes the ozone. Becomes toxic in temperatures greater than 900 degrees F in concentrations greater than 10%. Existing fire extinguishers can be refilled with FM-200 - NAF-S-III - CEA-410 - FE-13 - Water
Cable Trap
Halon
Physical Security
Low Humidity
6. Momentary high voltage
Spike
Power Noise
Photoelectric System
Plenum Space
7. 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.
Class K
Proximity Identification
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
8. This type of interference can be caused by electrical system mechanisms - fluorescent lighting - and electrical cables.
HVAC
Soda Acid
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
9. Prolonged loss of power
2 foot candles
Blackout
Mantrap
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
10. Type of fence that will deter a casual intruder?
Intrusion Detection Devices
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
4 foot fence
Tumbler Lock
11. Type of light that is activated when a motion sensor (or some other IDS) is activated?
2 foot candles
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Cipher Lock
Proximity Systems
12. These controls can be time consuming and error prone and and require constant attention.
When looking for locations for an office
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Smoke Detectors
Manual controls
13. Type of fire suppressant that suppresses the fuel supply of common combustibles?
Halon
Soda Acid
Fail-Safe Mode
Critical Path Analysis
14. What needs to be evaluated for their protective characteristics - their utility - and their cost and benefits.
Construction materials and structure composition
8 foot fence
Normal industry security fence
Administrative Controls
15. Type of fence that will protect a critical are?
Physical Security
8 foot fence
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Power Transient Noise
16. 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.
Physical security
Top guard fence
Critical Path Analysis
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
17. These are expensive but provide flexibility in response to security breaches and can deter intruders from attempting an attack.
Cipher Lock
Manual Iris Lens
175 degrees F
Security Guards
18. This should be protected from destruction - modification - theft - unauthorized copying - and disclosure.
Class C
Media
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Class A
19. Type of IDS that generates a pattern that is sent over a sensitive area and reflected back to a receiver.
Extremely high security fence
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Blackout
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
20. Class of fire that is combustible metals (magnesium - sodium - potassium). Suppressed with dry powder.
Primary Power Source
Class D
Water - stream - and gas lines
Power Regulators
21. When should the following items be evaluated? Local crime - natural disaster possibilities - distance to hospitals - police - fire stations - airports - and railroads.
Interior Partition
Class B
Class A
When looking for locations for an office
22. Items that a fire needs to burn? To suppress it - one of them should be reduced or eliminated.
Fail-Secure Mode
HVAC System
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Halon
23. What documentation should be readily available and periodically reviewed and updated.
Brownouts
Emergency Procedure Documentation
Gases
Physical Security
24. Type of window that is the strongest window available today. Resistant to breakage - chemicals - fires - and abrasions. They are also extremely expensive.
Soda Acid
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
Power Noise
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
25. This power source is a backup in case the primary source fails.
Long focal length
Alternate Power Source
Transponder
High Humidity
26. 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.
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Water - stream - and gas lines
Proximity Systems
27. 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)
Primary Power Source
Hydrometer
Water - stream - and gas lines
28. This type of water system always contains water in the pipes and are usually controlled by temperature control level sensors.
Standby lighting
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Cipher Lock
29. 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.
Spike
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
HVAC System
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
30. These need to be able to hold the necessary load and provide the required fire rating.
Interior Partition
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Glare Protection
Fault
31. This power source is used in day-to-day operations.
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Primary Power Source
Power Regulators
32. Class of fire that is liquid (petroleum - coolants). Suppressed with gas - CO2 - form - dry powders.
Human Life
175 degrees F
Class B
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
33. 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.
Gases
Deluge System
Intrusion Detection Devices
Proximity Systems
34. 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.
Tempered windows
High Humidity
Depth of Field
Exterior Fencing
35. Tokens used in physical security to authentication subjects?
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Class D
Blackout
Class B
36. Space used for wires and cables. Typically an area above dropped ceilings and below raised floors. This location is where fires can easily start.
Class C
Blackout
Tumbler Lock
Plenum Space
37. Type of fence that uses 1 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
High security fence
Power Transient Noise
Media
Proximity Systems
38. The first line of defense against environmental risks and unpredictable human behavior
Warded Lock
Physical security
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
39. This can be costly and unsightly - but can provide crowd control and help control access to the facility.
Soda Acid
Exterior Fencing
Automatic Iris Lens
Shielded Lines
40. This focal length provides a narrower view.
Spike
Normal industry security fence
Media
Long focal length
41. What is the more important than protecting a facility or the assets it contains?
Extremely high security fence
Human Life
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
175 degrees F
42. These are usually planned and implemented by power companies when they are experiencing high demand.
2 foot candles
CCTV
Smoke Detectors
Brownouts
43. 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.
Transponder
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Cable Trap
44. 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.
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Tumbler Lock
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
45. If an electrical supply fails and a door defaults to closed and locked - which mode is this?
Alternate Power Source
Primary Power Source
Fail-Secure Mode
Security Guards
46. This type of noise is disturbance imposed on a power line that causes electrical interference.
Depth of Field
Human Life
Power Transient Noise
Security Guards
47. Type of fence that will protect a top level security area?
Top guard fence
8 foot fence
Smoke Detectors
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
48. This is a double door facility used for physical access control.
8 foot fence
Intrusion Detection Devices
Automated environmental controls
Mantrap
49. This is when unauthorized access is achieved to a facility via another individual's legitimate access - and is a common concern with physical security.
Piggybacking
CO2
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
High Humidity
50. Type of window that is stronger than standard glass and acrylic windows - but produces a toxic gas if burned.
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Media
Perimeter Protection
Polycarbonate acrylic windows