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WorksheetsPhysical Security Controls
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Why is physical security important to protecting data?
Physical access to data will negate the security advantages of the cloud.
Information resides on physical assets, linking physical and information security.
Social engineering can negate any information security controls.
None of the above.
Why is proper interior and exterior lighting important?
It can detect people who are where they don’t belong.
It shows who is in a restricted space.
It allows more people and activities to be observed.
It is needed for the use of closed-circuit television cameras.
Your organization has experienced multiple incidents of graffiti tagging and people loitering in the parking lot despite the chain-link fence surrounding it. What is the best solution to the issue?
“No Trespassing” signage
More guard stations
Additional external lighting
Changing the chain-link fencing to anti-scale fencing
After a physical security incident, what critical data can security guards commonly provide?
Employee ID information
Access logs of who has entered and exited the building
Alarm codes
Blueprints showing unmonitored areas of the building
Alarms are effective only if which of the following is true?
They alert on abnormal conditions.
Every entrance is monitored with a sensor.
They are not tied to the information systems.
They are tuned to provide accurate and useful alerts.
You are implementing a test lab at your organization for early alpha software development. To prevent any of the development code from inadvertently getting put on production computers, what should you implement?
Air gap
Strict firewalls
Protected distribution
Patch management
What is the security benefit of a Faraday cage?
Prevents attack by EMP
Prevents accessing a device using a wireless network or cell connection
Works better than anti-scale fencing
Prevents stack overflows by EMI
What is an example of a human-based screened subnet (DMZ)?
A visitor’s lobby that is separated from a company office by a receptionist
Hallways between the company lobby and offices
A server room with a locked door
The networking cabinets in the facility
What is a primary problem with biometrics?
Technically, biometrics are difficult to implement.
The human body changes over time.
Biometrics are easily faked.
Biometrics can’t be loaned or delegated.
What should you do to protect your IP-based CCTV system from a DDoS attack?
Reconfigure your firewalls.
Connect it to an intrusion detection system.
Require multifactor authentication to access the CCTV system.
Place all CCTV components on a separate network.
