L9 Physical Security Measures

Physical security methods will make just as much difference in protecting our computers and data from harm as any firewall, anti-virus or user authentication system

• True

• False

Why is it important to lock buildings and rooms where IT equipment is stored?

• The manager says you have to, so you must do this.

• To stop them being used.

• If someone were to gain access, they could potentially cause huge damage to the network and its data

Using a card system or _________ entry system allows you to identify each person that has entered a room. This allows you to identify any suspicious behaviour or to investigate an attack that has occurred.

CCTV stands for Closed _______ Television.

What is the main role of security staff?

• Drink coffee all night

• Patrol the entrances to check if people are trying to enter

• Check the firewall settings are correct

• Run anti-malware checks

Where are alarms usually placed to detect suspicious behaviour? Select two answers

• Doors

• Tea room

• Computers

• Windows

What makes protected cabling harder to cut into?

• The plastic used

• The woven mesh layer used

• The rubber used

What type of Backup is this a description of - "This is a complete backup of all your data. This provides excellent protection but is time-consuming and requires huge amounts of data storage capacity to store the backups."

What type of Backup is this a description of - "A mixture of the previous two. A business takes a full backup and then takes backups of data that has changed since that last full backup. So, you might do a full back up at the start of each week and then incremental backups each day of the week."

What type of Backup is this a description of - "This is a backup of only the data that has changed since the previous backup. This is obviously much quicker and requires less storage space than a full backup."

• Full

• Half

• Incremental

• Differential