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Question 1

Also called a mantrap. Is composed of two closely spaced doors that require the user to card through one and then the other sequentially. Makes it nearly impossible to trail through a doorway undetected.

Answer 1

Access control vestibules

Question 2

The practice of using specialized patterns, colors, and materials to conceal or disguise industrial equipment, machinery, infrastructure, or facilities within their surroundings.

Answer 2

Industrial camouflage

Question 3

When two different people have to perform respective tasks that are both necessary for an action to occur. A means of checks and balances.

Answer 3

Two-person integrity/control

Question 4

Is the measurement of biological attributes or processes with the goal of identification of a party possessing those measurements.

Answer 4

Biometrics

Question 5

Prevents attackers from infecting a device with malware or stealing data through a USB port.

Answer 5

USB data blocker

Question 6

Is a sensor method that provides a remote means of monitoring everything from water leaks to humidity problems.

Answer 6

Moisture detection

Question 7

Is a device or component that detects and measures physical phenomena or environmental changes and converts them into electrical signals or digital data for analysis, monitoring, or control purposes.

Answer 7

Sensors

Question 7

Is a sensor method that listens for specific sounds.

Answer 7

Noise detection

Question 8

Are sensors that provide a signal at a specified distance. The most common application of these are card readers connected to doors.

Answer 8

Proximity reader

Question 9

Provide the same utility as computer logs for a security investigation. They act as a record of what was observed at specific points in time.

Answer 9

Visitor logs

Question 10

An enclosure of conductive material that is grounded. Is used to shield against electromagnetic interference (EMI).

Answer 10

Faraday cages

Question 11

Is a term used to describe the physical and logical separation of a network from all other networks. This separation is designed to prevent unauthorized data transfers to and from the network.

Answer 11

Air gap

Question 12

Used in networking to indicate a zone where access controls are not as strict as the inside, or as open as the outside; it’s a place of joint cooperation and controlled risk.

Answer 12

Screened subnet (previously
known as demilitarized zone)

Question 13

The objective is to prevent any physical damage to the physical layer portion of the system.

Answer 13

Protected cable distribution

Question 14

Cold air is produced by HVAC equipment, and this cold air is sent to servers. The servers shed their heat, making air hot, which is removed. The aisles keep the hot air from mixing with the cold air, making the cooling efficient.

Answer 14

Hot and cold aisles

Question 15

Is a process by which paper fibers are suspended in a liquid and recombined into new paper, completely destroying the physical layout of the old paper.

Answer 15

Pulping

Question 15

When data is no longer being used, it is important to destroy the data before losing physical control over the media it is on.

Answer 15

Secure data destruction

Question 16

Is a physical process of destruction using excessive physical force to break an item into unusable pieces.

Answer 16

Pulverizing

Question 17

A safer method for destroying files on magnetic storage devices (that is, magnetic tape and hard drives) is to destroy the data magnetically, using a strong magnetic field to degauss the media.

Answer 17

Degaussing