Physical protection

Question 1

What are locks?

EXAMPLES

Answer 1

• Are physical locks which are used to secure and lock something to keep it safe, and prevent people from stealing your data.
• Pad locks, door locks with keys, physical push number locks.

Question 2

What are keypads?

EXAMPLES

Answer 2

• Are created physical on devices to act as a firewall, prevent people from accessing your personal information & private data.
• Locking screens, memory stick passwords, username/password for access

Question 3

What are biometrics?

EXAMPLES

Answer 3

• Biometrics is a type of security method used personally for example, a security guard. They are trained to see how suspicious people act & if they are present for other reason like stealing.
• Fingerprints face recognition, retina recognition.

Question 4

Placing a computer above known flood levels.

EXAMPLES

Answer 4

• Is when devices are placed in place which is not suitable, & is prone to being stolen, damaged physical by others or liquids such as floods. This would result to data being lost and devices being damaged.
• Water floods

Question 5

Backup systems in other locations.

EXAMPLES

Answer 5

• Is where data is stores as a second copy in order to have the option to recover it and store it again. However, this physical protection does not protect people from stealing it, or making copies for themselves.
• Data severs/monitors, memory stick, one drive

Question 6

Security staff

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Answer 6

• Is when people are physically told to act as a defense to protect and make sure data is secure. This prevents people from accessing data without authority.
• Security guards, guard dogs

Question 7

Shredding old paper based records

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Answer 7

• Shredding is a type of security method which is physically used by individuals to destroy documents in the form of paper, so others cannot read it.
• Documents, forms, applications