What is the primary purpose of a Physical Security Plan for BES Cyber Systems?

To list all employees who have access to the BES Cyber System and their job titles

To provide a diagram of the electric grid and the location of all transmission lines

To document the procedures and measures used to protect the physical environment where BES Cyber Systems reside

To describe the cybersecurity software used to protect BES Cyber Systems from malware

A utility is updating its Physical Security Plan for a BES Cyber System room. The room currently has a keypad lock. Management wants to improve access control and ensure the plan includes testing procedures. The budget is limited. Which approach best balances security improvement and cost?

Install a biometric reader and test it annually.

Keep the keypad and rely on the existing alarm system.

Keep the keypad and add a camera to monitor the door.

Replace the keypad with a badge reader and add a quarterly testing procedure for the reader.

Why is it important to log physical security events such as badge access attempts?

To reduce the need for physical security personnel

To increase the speed of badge readers

To automatically repair damaged locks

To provide an audit trail for investigating security incidents

A security team is testing the physical security of a BES Cyber System room. The room has a badge reader, a camera, and a door contact sensor. The team wants to test the entire system without causing a false alarm. What is the most appropriate approach?

Trigger the alarm without notifying the monitoring station to test their response.

Test only the badge reader and assume the camera and sensor are working.

Coordinate with the monitoring station and test each device individually, then test the integrated response.

Review the system logs to confirm the devices are working.

A utility has a control room with a badge access control system. The security manager wants to implement a visitor control program that requires visitors to be escorted. However, the badge system does not support temporary badges for visitors. The manager needs to ensure that visitors are tracked and escorted. What is the best approach?

Issue a temporary badge from the existing system by reusing an employee's badge

Use a paper log for visitors and assign an escort for each visit

Allow visitors to enter without a badge but require them to be accompanied by an employee

Upgrade the badge system to support temporary badges

GIAC Critical Infrastructure Protection (GCIP)

Domain 3Objective 1

Physical Security of BES Cyber Systems GCIP Practice Questions (Page 4)

Part of the Physical and Personnel Security domain, which makes up ~18% of our current practice bank. GIAC (SANS) does not publish an official question count, but from its 180-minute exam (~70–120 total, ~13–22 in this domain), expect 7–11 from this objective — we provide 44 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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What is the primary purpose of a Physical Security Plan for BES Cyber Systems?
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A utility is updating its Physical Security Plan for a BES Cyber System room. The room currently has a keypad lock. Management wants to improve access control and ensure the plan includes testing procedures. The budget is limited. Which approach best balances security improvement and cost?
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Why is it important to log physical security events such as badge access attempts?
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A security team is testing the physical security of a BES Cyber System room. The room has a badge reader, a camera, and a door contact sensor. The team wants to test the entire system without causing a false alarm. What is the most appropriate approach?
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A utility has a control room with a badge access control system. The security manager wants to implement a visitor control program that requires visitors to be escorted. However, the badge system does not support temporary badges for visitors. The manager needs to ensure that visitors are tracked and escorted. What is the best approach?
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