Notes from Study Group Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 3 points of the Security Triangle? /_\
A
Deter
Delay
Respond
2
Q
What are the 3 parts of the Security Plan?
A
1) Information
2) Physical
3) Personnel
3
Q
What is the most important of the 3 parts of the Security plan?
A
Personnel Security
4
Q
Risk Assessment based on Loss Event Profile - security problem evaluated in what 3 quantitative terms?
A
1) types of risks
2) probability of those risks becoming actual losses
3) criticality of how the loss impact is measured (in assets & income)
5
Q
What are the 5 “D”s of the Physical security concepts?
A
1) Deter
2) Deny
3) Detect
4) Delay
5) Destroy
6
Q
What the hell do they mean by “Destroy” as a security concept?
A
Mitigate
7
Q
What’s it called when you place progressively more difficult barriers/obstacles as lines of defense?
A
Protection in depth
8
Q
What are the 3 types of security zones?
A
1) Restricted
2) Controlled
3) Unrestricted
9
Q
What is a security cost-benefit analysis?
A
Costs of security operations vs savings / reductions
10
Q
When is it OK to recommend non-cost effective security measures?
A
NEVER
11
Q
There are 9 elements of security system design criteria. Which one is most important?
A
Cost
12
Q
What does a perimeter barrier do?
A
Prevents / impedes an aggressor from crossing a perimeter boundary
13
Q
What are the 5 types of physical barriers?
A
1) Natural
2) Structural
3) Human
4) Animal
5) Energy
14
Q
Example of natural barriers
A
Rivers, creeks, cliffs
15
Q
Example of structural barriers
A
berms, walls, doors, locks, glazing materials, plantings, ditches
16
Q
Example of human barriers
A
Security officers, receptionists
17
Q
Example of energy barriers
A
Intrusion detection and lighting
18
Q
What are the 4 types of fencing?
A
1) chain link
2) concertina
3) barbed wire
4) barbed tape
19
Q
What’s the most popular type of fence?
A
Chain link
20
Q
How high should chain link fence be?
A
7 feet + 1 foot for top guard
21
Q
What gauge wire should chain link fence use?
A
9 gauge
22
Q
How big are the squares in chain link fences?
A
2”
23
Q
How far apart should the posts be in a chain link fence?
A
10 feet
24
Q
What do you make chain link fences out of when near the sea?
A
Vinyl
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Where should chain link fences have twisted and barbed salvage?
At the top and bottom
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What should a chain link fence be fastened to?
Rigid metal or reinforced posts set in concrete
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Where should the bottom of a chain link fence fall?
Within 2 inches of hard ground
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Why should the bottom of a chain link fence fall below the surface of the ground?
To compensate for shifting soil or sand
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How high should standard barbed wire fencing be?
7 feet high
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How far apart should the strands be between standard barbed wire?
6 inches
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Standard barbed wire is what gauge?
Twisted 12 gauge
32
Standard barbed wire uses how many point barbs?
4
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Top-guard supporting arms do what?
Are permanently affixed, and increase height of fence by 1 foot
34
Windows need to be protected if they are over what size?
96 sq inches
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Windows need to be protected if they are what height from the ground?
Less than 18 feet from the ground
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Windows need to be protected if they are how close to trees?
Less than 14 feet from trees
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Interior manhole covers need to be protected if they are how large?
More than 10 inches in diameter
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What is the weakest area of a window?
The glass
39
Installation of transparent or translucent glass or plastic
Window glazing
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Glass type: sheet, plate, float - breaks into large pieces
Annealed or plate glass
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Glass type: Street-level windows or displays; intervening layer of plastic material. High shatter resistant. Needs secured frame.
Laminated glass
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What type of glass is preferred for blast mitigation?
Laminated glass
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What type of glass is the most commonly used?
Laminated glass
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Glass type: safety and security 3-5 times stronger, and 5 times as heat resistant. Breaks into small pieces
Tempered glass
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What are the purposes of protective lighting?
Psychological
Object illumination
Physical deterrent
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What are the keys to using protective lighting?
Reduce manpower
Protection of officers
Relieves officers for other duties
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What are the 4 types of outdoor security lighting?
1) Continuous
2) Standby
3) Movable
4) Emergency
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What are lumens?
Light output
49
Intensity of light falling on a surface measured in foot-candles
Luminance
50
Measures how bright the light is when it reaches 1 foot from the source
Foot candles
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What is the illumination of piers, docks, and open decks (water approach)?
1 foot candle
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What is the minimum lighting for the perimeter of restricted areas?
0.40 foot candles
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Human eye and a lens see an object when light reflected from that object
Reflectance
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Ability of a lamp to faithfully reproduce the color seen in an object
Color Rendition Index (CRI)
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Measure of warmth or coolness of a light
Corrected Color Temperature (CCT)
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What kind of lamp is accurate as to CRI, used outdoors, and complement CCTV systems?
Metal halide
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What is the optimum place for perimeter fence lighting?
Located within the protected area, and above the fence
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What are the 6 types of lighting systems?
1) Continous
2) Glare method
3) Controlled
4) Standby
5) Portable
6) Emergency lighting
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Lighting system: a series of lights to maintain uniform lighting during hours of darkness
Continuous
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Lighting system: light glares into the eye of a potential intruder
Glare method
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Lighting system: Illuminates a limited space (ie fence line or road)
Controlled
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Lighting system: Lit when required, standby lighting (auto or manual)
Standby
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Lighting system: Manually operated search lights (eg flashlights)
Portable
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Lighting system: Duplicate any others, limited to power failures, and depend on alternative power.
Emergency lighting
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According to the NFPA, when should emergency lighting illuminate?
Within 10 seconds of a power failure
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What should the illumination of a loading bay be?
15 foot candles
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What type of wall is most resistant to explosion blast?
Reinforced concrete
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Access control is designed to permit:
only authorized persons and vehicles
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Access control is designed to detect and prevent entry of:
contraband
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Access control is designed to detect and prevent the unauthorized removal of:
valuable assets
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Access control provides information to:
facilitate assessment and response
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What are the 3 types of access control?
1) Guards
2) Card readers
3) Biometric readers
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What is the most common type of card reader?
Photo ID
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What is the most commonly used coded card technology?
Magnetic stripe
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What are the 3 basic parts to an Intrusion Detection System (IDS)?
1) Alarm sensor
2) Communications path
3) Annunciator or sound device
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What are the 5 purposes of an IDS?
1) Economize
2) Substitute
3) Supplement
4) Deter-Detect-Delay
5) Respond
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What is a microwave system based on?
the Doppler effect
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Motion detector not impacted by air turbulence
Microwave system
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Motion detector that penetrates non-metal
Microwave system
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What is the most widely used motion detector?
Infrared (active and passive (PIR))
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What is the best motion detector for a room with outside noise?
Ultrasonic
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Ultrasonic must be kept how far away from air ducts?
At least 10 feet
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What is the best alarm to put on a safe?
Capacitance device
84
What 3 elements make up the fire triangle?
/_\
1) Heat
2) Fuel
3) Oxygen
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Once heat, fuel and oxygen occur, this chemical reaction occurs:
Pyrolysis
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Fire device: photoelectric
smoke detector
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Fire device: blocks beam or enters refraction chamber and reflects light into photo cell
Smoke detector
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Fire device: sensitive to invisible products of combustion
Ionization
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Fire device: noted for early warning
Ionization
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Fire device: When temperature reaches certain set temperature or rises too quickly
Thermal detector
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Fire device: Detects flames and glowing embers that are infrared and unseen by the human eye
Flame detector
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Class of fire: Paper, trash, wood, fiber
Class A
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Class of fire: Gasoline, oil, cleaning solvents
Class B
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Class of fire: electrical circuits such as generators, motors, fuse boxes
Class C
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Class of fire: combustible metals such as sodium, magnesium, potassium
Class D
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Class of fire: Combustible cooking fuels (vegetable or animal oils/fats)
Class K
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Used to extinguish Class A
water/water fog or chemical type
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Used to extinguish Class B
CO2 or water fog or dry chemical type
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Used to extinguish Class C
CO2 and dry chemical type
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Used to extinguish Class D
Dry powder which smothers and coats
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Used to extinguish Class K
Wet chemicals, water based solutions of potassium carbonate, acetate, or citrate
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Wire commincation: what is the enunciator?
Alarm signal board
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How does optical fiber work?
Modulated light beams
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What is multiplexing?
Transmission of several simultaneous messages on the same medium
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What is Time Division Multiplexing (TDM)?
Events occur in a prescribed time sequence one at a time, shorter distance
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What is Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM)?
Simultaneous, multi-channel, longer distance
107
the amount of light on lens (critical to lighting choices)
Illuminance
108
What is the rule of thumb for officers watching monitors?
Less than 10 monitors
Less than 2 hours
to reduce fatigue
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Temperature at which paper may be destroyed
350 degreesF
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Electronic process media can begin to deteriorate at:
150 degrees F
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Interior height of a vault should not exceed:
12 feet
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The sensor which is used when air turbulence is present in the protected room and when there are no potential false alarm sources outside the room and in the field of the detector:
Acoustic detector
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The sensor which is used when light air turbulence, vibration and motion outside the room are present:
Acoustic detector
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The sound wave sensor
Ultrasonic sensor
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This type of sensor is not influenced by exterior noise; reacts only to movement within a protected area; can be adjusted so the movement of air caused by fire will activate an alarm
Ultrasonic
