A hospital's network operations center (NOC) is located on the ground floor with large windows facing a public street. The NOC contains critical servers and monitoring equipment. Which set of physical controls is most appropriate to protect this facility?

Move the NOC to a basement and install a fire suppression system.

Use biometric locks on all hospital doors and install CCTV in hallways.

Add a high fence around the hospital and a guard at the main entrance.

Install window film, bollards outside the windows, and a card reader on the NOC door.

A company has a policy that all visitors must be escorted, but the reception desk is often understaffed. Recently, a visitor was found unescorted in a restricted area. The security manager wants to enforce the escort policy without adding more staff. Which control is most effective?

Install a CCTV camera in the restricted area and post signs.

Use a turnstile that requires both a visitor badge and an employee badge to open.

Require visitors to leave their ID at the reception desk.

Issue visitors a temporary badge that expires after a set time.

A data center is located in a region prone to earthquakes. The facility has a gas-based fire suppression system. The safety officer is concerned that an earthquake could damage gas pipes and cause a leak. They also want to ensure the fire suppression system still works in an emergency. Which action is most appropriate?

Replace the gas system with a water sprinkler system

Install seismic shutoff valves on the gas lines and conduct regular leak tests

Disable the fire suppression system during earthquake season

Rely on portable fire extinguishers only

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A hospital's network operations center (NOC) is located on the ground floor with large windows facing a public street. The NOC contains critical servers and monitoring equipment. Which set of physical controls is most appropriate to protect this facility?
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A company has a policy that all visitors must be escorted, but the reception desk is often understaffed. Recently, a visitor was found unescorted in a restricted area. The security manager wants to enforce the escort policy without adding more staff. Which control is most effective?
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A data center is located in a region prone to earthquakes. The facility has a gas-based fire suppression system. The safety officer is concerned that an earthquake could damage gas pipes and cause a leak. They also want to ensure the fire suppression system still works in an emergency. Which action is most appropriate?
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A hospital's network operations center (NOC) is located on the ground floor with large windows facing a public street. The NOC contains critical servers and monitoring equipment. Which set of physical controls is most appropriate to protect this facility?

A company has a policy that all visitors must be escorted, but the reception desk is often understaffed. Recently, a visitor was found unescorted in a restricted area. The security manager wants to enforce the escort policy without adding more staff. Which control is most effective?

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