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CISSP Physical Security
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. When should the following items be evaluated? Local crime - natural disaster possibilities - distance to hospitals - police - fire stations - airports - and railroads.
When looking for locations for an office
Extremely high security fence
Long focal length
Gases
2. Prolonged loss of power
Halon
Blackout
Fail-Secure Mode
People working inside the facility.
3. Why does the value of property with the facility and the value of the facility itself need to be ascertained?
Electromechanical system
Construction materials and structure composition
Photoelectric System
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
4. 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?
Intrusion Detection Devices
Floors - ceilings - and walls
2 foot candles
4 foot fence
5. 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
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Spike
Physical Security
6. Type of fence that uses 2 inch mesh - 9 gauge wiring
Normal industry security fence
Warded Lock
Brownouts
Water
7. This power source is used in day-to-day operations.
Class C
Primary Power Source
Photoelectric System
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)
8. 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.
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
Standby lighting
Proximity Systems
Critical Path Analysis
9. This type of water system always contains water in the pipes and are usually controlled by temperature control level sensors.
Wet Pipe - aka Closed Head Systems
Class K
Automatic Iris Lens
Glare Protection
10. This should be clearly marked - and security guards should be trained how to identify when these items leave the facility in an improper manner.
Fail-Secure Mode
Transponder
Company Property
Top guard fence
11. These are usually planned and implemented by power companies when they are experiencing high demand.
Brownouts
HVAC System
Low Humidity
Short focal length
12. What system should maintain the appropriate temperature and humidity levels and provide closed-loop recirculating air-conditioning and positive pressurization and ventilation.
Water - stream - and gas lines
Depth of Field
HVAC
Top guard fence
13. The temperature at which most computers will experience major damage?
175 degrees F
Alternate Power Source
Primary Power Source
Brownouts
14. 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.
Depth of Field
High security fence
175 degrees F
Critical Path Analysis
15. These condition an electrical line to keep voltage steady and clean.
Administrative Controls
Power Regulators
Exterior Fencing
Electromechanical system
16. 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
Administrative Controls
Halon
Dry Pipe Systems
Photoelectric System
17. Class of fire that is electrical (electrical equipment - wires). Suppressed with gas - CO2 - dry powders.
Halon
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Piggybacking
Class C
18. 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
Fault
Administrative Controls
Physical Security
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
19. 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
Standby lighting
Surge
Pre-action Pipe System
Top guard fence
20. Type of fence that uses 3/8 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
Dry Pipe Systems
Human Life
Perimeter Protection
Extremely high security fence
21. Type of light that is programmed to turn on and off a predetermined times?
Proximity Systems
Standby lighting
Power Regulators
Water
22. These need to have shutoff valves and positive drains (substance flows out instead of in).
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
2 foot candles
Water - stream - and gas lines
Physical Security
23. These need to be able to hold the necessary load and provide the required fire rating.
Shielded Lines
Class C
HVAC System
Floors - ceilings - and walls
24. Type of light that provides an even amount of light across an area?
Top guard fence
Human Life
Continuous lighting
Proximity Systems
25. 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.
Proximity Identification
Security Guards
HVAC System
Warded Lock
26. 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.
Interior Partition
Class D
Mantrap
Wave-pattern Motion Detector
27. Type of light that is activated when a motion sensor (or some other IDS) is activated?
Responsive Area - aka Trip lighting
Deluge System
Gases
Normal industry security fence
28. These should be located on and above suspended ceilings - below raised floors - and in air ducts to provide maximum fire detection.
Water
Proximity Systems
Smoke Detectors
To determine the proper budget for physical security so that security controls are cost-effective
29. This power source is a backup in case the primary source fails.
Critical Path Analysis
Deluge System
Gases that interfere with the chemical reaction of a fire.
Alternate Power Source
30. Type of IDS that detects changes in heat waves in an area.
Proximity Identification
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Power Regulators
Low Humidity
31. Type of fence that uses 1 inch mesh and 11 gauge wiring
Continuous lighting
Water
HVAC
High security fence
32. Class of fire that is liquid (petroleum - coolants). Suppressed with gas - CO2 - form - dry powders.
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
Class B
Water - stream - and gas lines
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
33. 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.
Fault
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
Surge
Continuous lighting
34. 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
Shielded Lines
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment Systems (PIDAS)
35. These are threats to what? Interruption of services - theft - physical damage - unauthorized disclosure - and loss of system integrity.
Physical Security
Spike
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Acoustical Detection System - aka seismic - or vibrational detection
36. This is a specific type of smoke-activate fire alarm that detects changes in light intensity.
Primary Power Source
Fault
High Humidity
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
37. If an electrical supply fails and a door defaults to closed and locked - which mode is this?
Glass-clad polycarbonate windows
Pre-action Pipe System
Electromechanical system
Fail-Secure Mode
38. 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
Power Regulators
Administrative Controls
8 foot fence
39. Fire suppressant that reduces the temperature of the fire?
Surge
Water
Construction materials and structure composition
Physical Security
40. 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
Passive Infrared System (PIR)
Water - stream - and gas lines
Electromechanical system
CCTV
41. 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.
Standby lighting
Floors - ceilings - and walls
Transponder
Fault
42. 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
Tumbler Lock
Extremely high security fence
Electrostatic IDS - aka proximity detector - or capacitance detector.
People working inside the facility.
43. Fire suppressant that modifies that chemical combustion elements of a fire?
Gases
Long focal length
4 foot fence
Extremely high security fence
44. Tokens used in physical security to authentication subjects?
Class K
Class B
Electronic Access Control (EAC)
Automated environmental controls
45. 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.
Intrusion Detection Devices
Deluge System
Primary Power Source
Warded Lock
46. This type of noise is disturbance imposed on a power line that causes electrical interference.
Manual controls
Power Transient Noise
Extremely high security fence
High temperature - oxygen - and fuel.
47. What is used to measure humidity levels?
Polycarbonate acrylic windows
High Humidity
Hydrometer
HVAC System
48. The first line of defense against environmental risks and unpredictable human behavior
Fail-Safe Mode
Photoelectric Fire Alarm
Power Transient Noise
Physical security
49. The last line of defense in physical security?
May have adverse affects on computer hardware
Tumbler Lock
People working inside the facility.
Power Transient Noise
50. This type of interference can be caused by lightning - motors - and the current difference between wires.
Fail-Safe Mode
Automated environmental controls
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Uninterpretable Power Supply (UPS)