Security+ SY0-601: 2.7: Physical Security Controls

Chapter 15: Physical Security Controls

Bollards/barricades

Access control vestibules (Remember: these are no longer called “man-traps” in CompTIA nomenclature.)

Badges

Alarms

Signage

Cameras

Motion recognition

Object detection

Closed-circuit television (CCTV)

Industrial camouflage

Personnel

Guards

Robot sentries

Reception

Two-person integrity/control

Locks

Biometrics

Electronic

Physical

Cable locks

Kensington slots

USB data blocker

https://www.amazon.com/Blocker-JSAUX-Charge-Only-Blocking-Compatible/dp/B0897WB3VJ

Lighting

Fencing

Fire suppression

Chemical agents

Fire extinguisher types: A B C D K

Sensors

Motion detection

Noise detection

Proximity reader

Moisture detection

Cards

Temperature

Drones

Surveillance!

Visitor logs

Faraday cages

Air gap

Screened subnet (previously known as demilitarized zone)

What CompTIA means here is “Controlled Access Areas”

Protected cable distribution

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protective_distribution_system

Secure areas

Air gap

Vault

Safe

Hot aisle

Cold aisle

Secure data destruction

Burning

Shredding

Pulping

Pulverizing

Degaussing

Third-party solutions

Vocabulary

FRR: False Rejection Rate

FAR: False Acceptance Rate

CER: Crossover Error Rate

Security Controls By Type

Physical Measures

locks

Technical Measures

smart cards, biometrics

Operational Measures

policies and procedures

Interesting Inside Information Attacks

Cyber lock locksmith codes

Elevator codes, eg. Door Close + Floor