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CISSP Physical Security
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1. This is a double door facility used for physical access control.
Long focal length
Class A
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Mantrap
2. These controls help minimize the resulting damage and speed the recovery process
Brownouts
Class A
Warded Lock
Automated environmental controls
3. 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
Water - stream - and gas lines
CO2
Manual controls
4. Type of fence that will protect a top level security area?
Security Guards
Alternate Power Source
Top guard fence
Physical Security
5. This should be clearly marked - and security guards should be trained how to identify when these items leave the facility in an improper manner.
Administrative Controls
Company Property
Tempered windows
Hydrometer
6. Type of IDS that detects changes in heat waves in an area.
Class B
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Critical Path Analysis
7. Type of fence that uses 1 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
High security fence
Halon
Short focal length
8. The estimated time it will take to repair a device and get it back into production
High Humidity
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Cable Trap
Spike
9. These need to have shutoff valves and positive drains (substance flows out instead of in).
Power Noise
Glare Protection
Normal industry security fence
Water - stream - and gas lines
10. Space used for wires and cables. Typically an area above dropped ceilings and below raised floors. This location is where fires can easily start.
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Primary Power Source
Plenum Space
Halon
11. 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.
Critical Path Analysis
Transponder
CCTV
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
12. 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.
When looking for locations for an office
HVAC System
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Warded Lock
13. 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.
Cipher Lock
Smoke Detectors
Power Transient Noise
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
14. This type of interference can be caused by lightning - motors - and the current difference between wires.
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Short focal length
Class B
Pre-action Pipe System
15. 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.
Transponder
Class B
Electromechanical system
Soda Acid
16. What is used to measure humidity levels?
Manual Iris Lens
Construction materials and structure composition
Power Regulators
Hydrometer
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 -
Low Humidity
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
CO2
Brownouts
18. 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.
8 foot fence
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Water - stream - and gas lines
Deluge System
19. These are threats to what? Interruption of services - theft - physical damage - unauthorized disclosure - and loss of system integrity.
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
Tumbler Lock
Physical Security
4 foot fence
20. Class of fire that is common combustibles (wood - paper - and laminates). Suppressed with water or foam.
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
Alternate Power Source
Class A
Interior Partition
21. This is a colorless - odorless - and potentially lethal substance because it removes oxygen from the air in order to suppress fires.
Dry Pipe Systems
Cable Trap
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
22. Type of fence that will protect a critical are?
8 foot fence
Construction materials and structure composition
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Power Noise
23. 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
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Proximity Systems
Top guard fence
24. This type of noise is disturbance imposed on a power line that causes electrical interference.
Smoke Detectors
Power Transient Noise
Security Guards
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
25. This focal length provides a narrower view.
Power Regulators
Halon
Long focal length
Manual controls
26. Halon - FM-200 - and other Halon substitutes are examples of what?
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Manual Iris Lens
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
27. What system should maintain the appropriate temperature and humidity levels and provide closed-loop recirculating air-conditioning and positive pressurization and ventilation.
HVAC System
HVAC
Proximity Identification
Class B
28. This focal length provides wide-angle views.
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Class K
Short focal length
29. 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
Long focal length
People working inside the facility.
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Pre-action Pipe System
30. Type of fence that uses 2 inch mesh - 9 gauge wiring
Class B
Normal industry security fence
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Fail-Safe Mode
31. Type of iris lens that would be used in an area where light changes.
Water
Automatic Iris Lens
Fail-Safe Mode
Tempered windows
32. This should be protected from destruction - modification - theft - unauthorized copying - and disclosure.
Mantrap
CCTV
Media
Tumbler Lock
33. Device locks intended to protect hardware from theft. Use for mobile devices and lock them to a secure feature of an environment.
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Cable Trap
2 foot candles
Glare Protection
34. The temperature at which most computers will experience major damage?
People working inside the facility.
Power Regulators
Water - stream - and gas lines
175 degrees F
35. These are expensive but provide flexibility in response to security breaches and can deter intruders from attempting an attack.
Security Guards
Depth of Field
When looking for locations for an office
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
36. These controls can be time consuming and error prone and and require constant attention.
Manual controls
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Top guard fence
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
37. Type of fence that uses 3/8 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
Tempered windows
Class K
Continuous lighting
Extremely high security fence
38. 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.
Automated environmental controls
CCTV
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Depth of Field
39. These need to be able to hold the necessary load and provide the required fire rating.
Water - stream - and gas lines
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Deluge System
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
40. Class of fire that is electrical (electrical equipment - wires). Suppressed with gas - CO2 - dry powders.
8 foot fence
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Physical Security
Class C
41. Items that a fire needs to burn? To suppress it - one of them should be reduced or eliminated.
4 foot fence
Proximity Identification
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
42. 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.
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Proximity Identification
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Intrusion Detection Devices
43. 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.
Continuous lighting
Interior Partition
Fault
Manual Iris Lens
44. Type of window that contains glass that was heated and cooled to improve integrity and strength?
Exterior Fencing
8 foot fence
Tempered windows
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
45. 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.
Warded Lock
8 foot fence
Spike
2 foot candles
46. Type of light that is activated when a motion sensor (or some other IDS) is activated?
CO2
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Fire Extinguisher
Security Guards
47. Type of window that is the strongest window available today. Resistant to breakage - chemicals - fires - and abrasions. They are also extremely expensive.
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Blackout
Transponder
2 foot candles
48. Momentary power outage
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Fault
Blackout
49. 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.
Fire Extinguisher
Glare Protection
Blackout
Human Life
50. 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
Low Humidity
Transponder
Depth of Field
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