What is the primary role of CCTV cameras in a physical security monitoring system?

To physically block entry to restricted areas

To replace the need for security guards

To verify the identity of individuals at entry points

To provide a visual record for review and to deter potential intruders

A security manager is reviewing the physical security of a facility. The facility currently has a badge system, CCTV, and a security guard at the main entrance. The manager wants to improve detection of unauthorized access to a high-security lab. Which control would be most effective to add?

Require a second badge swipe to exit the lab

Increase the number of security guards at the main entrance

Install a second CCTV camera inside the lab

Add a motion sensor with an alarm

An organization wants to detect unauthorized access to a storage room during off-hours. Which combination of controls would provide the earliest detection?

Alarm system and motion sensors

Security guards and sign-in logs

A security team is investigating a possible unauthorized entry into a warehouse. The badge system shows that an employee's badge was used at the entrance at 2:00 AM, but the employee claims they were at home. Which control would provide the most useful evidence to verify the claim?

CCTV footage of the entrance at that time

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Domain 3Objective 1

3.1 - Understand Physical Access Controls CC Practice Questions (Page 2)

Part of the Access Controls Concepts domain, which accounts for 22% of the CC exam. ISC2 does not publish an official question count, but from its 120-minute exam (~50–80 total, ~11–18 in this domain), expect 6–9 from this objective — we provide 19 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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6foundation · easy
What is the primary role of CCTV cameras in a physical security monitoring system?
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7expert · hard
A security manager is reviewing the physical security of a facility. The facility currently has a badge system, CCTV, and a security guard at the main entrance. The manager wants to improve detection of unauthorized access to a high-security lab. Which control would be most effective to add?
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8foundation · easy
Which monitoring mechanism is primarily used to detect unauthorized access after it has occurred, rather than to prevent it?
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9application · medium
An organization wants to detect unauthorized access to a storage room during off-hours. Which combination of controls would provide the earliest detection?
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10expert · hard
A security team is investigating a possible unauthorized entry into a warehouse. The badge system shows that an employee's badge was used at the entrance at 2:00 AM, but the employee claims they were at home. Which control would provide the most useful evidence to verify the claim?
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