An organization wants to protect a room containing BES Cyber Systems. The room has a door with a keypad lock. Management wants to know who enters the room and to prevent tailgating. Which combination of controls best meets these needs?

Add a motion sensor inside the room that triggers an alarm when someone enters.

Replace the keypad with a badge reader and add a camera at the door.

Keep the keypad and add a sign-in sheet inside the room.

Install a biometric fingerprint reader and remove the keypad.

A facility manager is designing the physical security for a new building that will house BES Cyber Systems. The building has multiple entry points, and the manager wants to ensure that all entry points are monitored and that alarms are generated for unauthorized access. The manager also needs to ensure that the monitoring system is tested regularly. Which approach best meets these requirements?

Install door sensors on all entry points connected to an alarm system, and schedule quarterly tests

Use a badge access control system at all entry points and rely on the access logs for monitoring

Install video cameras at all entry points and a centralized monitoring station

Deploy security guards at all entry points and have them report suspicious activity

A contractor needs to perform maintenance on a server inside a BES Cyber System room. The visitor control program requires that all visitors be escorted. The contractor will be in the room for four hours. What is the best way to handle this?

Have the contractor sign in and then work unescorted because they are a trusted contractor.

Allow the contractor to work unescorted but check on them every 30 minutes.

Give the contractor a temporary badge and let them enter without an escort.

Assign a single escort who remains with the contractor for the entire visit.

Which of the following is a required component of a Physical Security Plan for BES Cyber Systems under NERC CIP?

A list of all vendor software licenses

A detailed network diagram showing all data flows

A description of the physical security perimeter and the controls used to protect it

A list of all cyber vulnerabilities in the BES Cyber System

What is the primary function of a biometric access control system?

To detect motion in a secured area

To provide a backup power source for electronic locks

To verify an individual's identity based on unique physical characteristics

To record video footage of individuals entering a facility

GIAC Critical Infrastructure Protection (GCIP)

Domain 3Objective 1

Physical Security of BES Cyber Systems GCIP Practice Questions (Page 5)

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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21application · medium
An organization wants to protect a room containing BES Cyber Systems. The room has a door with a keypad lock. Management wants to know who enters the room and to prevent tailgating. Which combination of controls best meets these needs?
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22expert · hard
A facility manager is designing the physical security for a new building that will house BES Cyber Systems. The building has multiple entry points, and the manager wants to ensure that all entry points are monitored and that alarms are generated for unauthorized access. The manager also needs to ensure that the monitoring system is tested regularly. Which approach best meets these requirements?
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23application · medium
A contractor needs to perform maintenance on a server inside a BES Cyber System room. The visitor control program requires that all visitors be escorted. The contractor will be in the room for four hours. What is the best way to handle this?
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24foundation · easy
Which of the following is a required component of a Physical Security Plan for BES Cyber Systems under NERC CIP?
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25foundation · easy
What is the primary function of a biometric access control system?
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