CPP Physical Security Planning and Design Flashcards
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Which security design concept recommends organizing security into successive layers so an intruder must defeat multiple barriers?
Answer: Defense in Depth
Defense in depth uses multiple overlapping layers of protection so that defeating one layer does not grant full access.
What is the primary purpose of a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) assessment?
Answer: To identify how the physical environment can reduce criminal opportunity
CPTED focuses on modifying the built environment—lighting, landscaping, and sight lines—to deter criminal activity.
A 'standoff distance' in physical security is best described as:
Answer: The buffer zone between a facility perimeter and a protected structure
Standoff distance is the measured space between a potential vehicle-borne threat and a building to reduce blast impact.
Which perimeter barrier is considered a passive anti-ram measure?
Answer: Bollards
Bollards are engineered posts designed to stop or deflect vehicles without active mechanical operation.
When conducting a physical security survey, which step comes FIRST?
Answer: Defining the facility's assets and their criticality
Identifying and prioritizing assets establishes what must be protected before any countermeasure can be properly selected.
Piggybacking (or tailgating) is a threat specifically addressed by which physical control?
Answer: Mantraps or airlock vestibules
A mantrap allows only one person to pass through a controlled entry at a time, preventing an unauthorized person from following an authorized one.