Cybersecurity Essentials Part 1

What is the goal of access control?

• Provide fail-secure performance

• Offer improved data security

• Determine how security is implemented at each level

• Deter potential intruders

Stella is working as a cybersecurity specialist in XYZ Inc. She realizes that her organization is facing security risks as all the employees and visitors are allowed to have free access to all the departments inside the organization. Which of the following should Stella develop to reduce the risk?

• Access-control measure

• Authentication method

• Perimeter control

• Cohesive access-control policy

Andrew is a security administrator in an organization. All the departments in his organization have lockable doors that have manually operated door locks. He decided to replace these manually operated door locks with door locks that require access codes known by the members of the departments. Which type of lock will Andrew choose to accomplish this task?

• Cipher locks

• Key-locking deadbolts

• Solenoid-operated deadbolts

• Cam locks

Alicia was studying about the authentication devices used in access-control systems. While preparing the topic, she learned about a device that contains information about its owners, such as their password and other Personally Identifiable Information (PII) that can be used in the authentication process. Which device has been referred to in the given scenario?

• Biometric scanner

• Magnetic stripe card

• RFID badge

• Smart card

What are the benefits of the Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera?Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.

• Provides remote access to either live images

• Permits users to view live full-motion video from anywhere

• Permits the storage of images to disk

• Allows a user to monitor larger areas that would require multiple fixed cameras

Which of the statements are true about color and black-and-white closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras?Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

• Color CCTV cameras offer better pictures than black-and-white CCTV cameras.

• Color cameras can offer a full and accurate clothing and vehicle description.

• Both black-and-white and color cameras are fully capable of providing quality pictures.

• Black-and-white CCTV cameras offer better pictures than color CCTV cameras.

Smith is a photographer. He has just started a project in which he needs to capture landscape photographs. Which type of lens will be most suitable for him to accomplish this purpose?

• Wide-angle

• Macro

• Fish eye

• Telephoto

Hazel is working as a security officer in the surveillance department of an organization. She has reason to believe that some employees are indulging in illegal activities within the organization. To acquire concrete evidence for the same she needs to track the cameras of all the departments using a single monitor. Which feature will help hazel to accomplish this task?

• Video processing

• Sequencing

• Signal processing

• Multiplexing

Ryan is working in the surveillance department in an organization. His organization has employed hundreds of cameras. To store video data coming from these cameras, the organization has used a storage type that allows additional disk-drive storage devices to be attached without an intermediary to the Digital Video Recorder (DVR). Which type of video storage is referred to in this scenario?

• Direct-Attached Storage

• Network-Attached Storage

• Networked Storage

• Internal Storage

Which of the following statements are true about zoning?Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose 2.

• It enables security personnel to arm and disarm a security system with a push of a button.

• It enables the system to instantly sound an alarm for intrusion detection in a specific area.

• It allows immediate triggering of an alarm system when facing an emergency situation.

• It enables security personnel to arm only portions of the system, such as the perimeter doors and windows.