A company has a secure area that must be accessible only to a small team. The team wants to avoid carrying badges. Which access control is most appropriate?

A biometric fingerprint scanner

A hospital stores patient records in a dedicated records room. The room is in a corridor used by visitors. Which control is most appropriate to prevent unauthorized access while allowing staff to enter quickly?

A deadbolt lock requiring a key from the inside

A push bar that opens the door from the inside only

A combination lock with a keypad

An electronic badge reader with a request-to-exit sensor

A data center is located in a high-crime area. The facility manager wants to deter casual trespassers and delay unauthorized entry long enough for guards to respond. Which combination of perimeter controls best achieves this goal?

Bollards at the entrance and a security guard who patrols the parking lot only

A 3-meter chain-link fence with barbed wire, motion-activated floodlights, and a manned gatehouse

A high wall with anti-climb paint, but no lighting or guards

A low decorative fence, a keypad entry gate, and CCTV cameras with no monitoring

A company wants to monitor activity in a server room 24/7. Which control provides the most reliable record of who enters and exits?

A paper sign-in sheet at the door

An electronic access control system with audit logs

A motion sensor that triggers an alarm

Certified Information Systems Security Professional

Domain 7Objective 14

7.14 - Implement and Manage Physical Security CISSP Practice Questions (Page 4)

Part of the Security Operations domain, which accounts for 13% of the CISSP exam. ISC2 does not publish an official question count, but from its 180-minute exam (~70–120 total, ~9–16 in this domain), expect 1–1 from this objective — we provide 21 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

21questions here

5free pages

2concepts

13%of the exam

Questions 16–20

16application · medium
A company has a secure area that must be accessible only to a small team. The team wants to avoid carrying badges. Which access control is most appropriate?
Select an answer first
17application · medium
A hospital stores patient records in a dedicated records room. The room is in a corridor used by visitors. Which control is most appropriate to prevent unauthorized access while allowing staff to enter quickly?
Select an answer first
18application · medium
A data center is located in a high-crime area. The facility manager wants to deter casual trespassers and delay unauthorized entry long enough for guards to respond. Which combination of perimeter controls best achieves this goal?
Select an answer first
19application · medium
A company wants to monitor activity in a server room 24/7. Which control provides the most reliable record of who enters and exits?
Select an answer first
20foundation · easy
Which internal security control is primarily used to detect and record unauthorized activity inside a facility, providing evidence for investigations?
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