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High-level statements made by management that lay out the organization's position on some issue |
Policies |
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The collective term used to refer to the systems that are used to maintain the comfort of an office environment and that are often controlled by computer systems |
HVAC |
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A device designed to provide power to essential equipment for a period of time when normal power is lost |
Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) |
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Access control mechanisms in which a physical characteristic, such as a fingerprint or the geometry of an individual's hand, is used to uniquely identify users |
Biometrics |
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Accepted specifications providing specific details on how a policy is to be enforced |
Standards |
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A wireless technology designed as a short-range (approximately ten meters) personal area network (PAN) cable-replacement technology that may be built into a variety of devices such as mobile phones, PDAs, and laptop computers. |
Bluetooth |
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Step-by-step instructions that describe exactly how employees are expected to act in a given situation or to accomplish a specific task |
Procedures |
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The military program to control electronic emanations from electrical equipment |
TEMPEST |
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Recommendations relating to a policy that are not mandatory steps |
Guidelines |
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The set of standards for wireless networks that is well suited for the LAN environment and whose normal mode is to have computers with network cards communicating with a wireless access point |
IEEE 802.11 |
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The benefit of fire detection equipment over fire suppression devices is: |
Fire detection equipment will often catch fires at a much earlier stage meaning that the fire can be addressed before significant damage can occur. |
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What security feature is even more common than a lock? |
Physical barrier |
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What technique can be used to protect against electromagnetic eavesdropping (known as the van Eck phenomenon)? |
A) Provide sufficient distance between the potential target and the nearest location an attacker could be. |
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HVAC systems are important in which of the following locations? |
A) Large cubical farms where many people work in rooms without windows |
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Which of the following is a physical security threat? |
Cleaning crews are allowed unsupervised access because they have a contract |
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When should a human security guard be used for physical access control? |
When necessary to avoid issues such as piggybacking, which can occur with electronic access controls |
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What device should be used by organizations to protect sensitive equipment from fluctuations in voltage? |
A surge protector |
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Procedures can be described as: |
Step-by-step instructions on how to implement the policies |
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During which step of the policy lifecycle does training of users take place? |
Implement the plans |
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Biometric access controls are typically used in conjunction with another form of access control because: |
Biometrics are not 100 percent accurate, having some level of misidentifications |
