2.7 Physical Security Controls Flashcards
What type of physcial control would you use to prevent a car from driving into a building, but still allow pedestrians to pass?
Bollard
A type of man trap that only allows one door to be unlocked at a time, forcing controlled groups at entry.
Access control vestibule
Prevents the data functionality of a USB cable connection to a computer, but still allows voltage to charge a connected device.
USB Data blocker
What must be considered when setting up fire suppression around computers and networking equipment.
Water does not like electronics!
Mesh of conductive material that cancels out electromagnetic fields. Can be used to block all mobile network signals.
Faraday cage
What is a Protected Distribution System? (PDS)
A physically secured cable network
True or false: Physical security of your data is not as important as the digital security.
False.
What is an air gap in relation to physical security?
Physical separation between networks
What networks often require air gaps between other networks?
Specialized networks
- stock market
- SCADA
- Nuclear power
Other than your networking equipment and cabling, what else must be physically secured?
Offline backups and backup tapes
How is heat generally managed within a large datacenter?
Using hot/cold aisles
True or false: Data destruction is a legal issue.
True
Sometimes shredding documents isn’t good enough as dumpster divers can piece together shredded documents. What is one way you can ensure the shredded paper is truly destroyed?
Pulp the paper
(wash tank removes ink)
Governments often use this method of destruction on critical documents as there is no reconstruction possible.
Burning
This document is used to track and verify that your data has been destroyed. Often issued by a third-party destruction company.
Certificate of destruction
