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Industry Standards & Compliance Flashcards

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  1. A security salesperson's customer operates a school. Which federal law may influence the design of their access control and video surveillance system?

    Answer: FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)

    FERPA governs student records privacy, which can affect how video surveillance footage featuring students is stored, accessed, and shared.

  2. What is the primary role of the Security Industry Association (SIA) with respect to standards?

    Answer: Developing and advocating for security industry standards and interoperability

    SIA develops open standards (like OSDP for access control) and advocates for policies and interoperability guidelines that benefit the electronic security industry.

  3. OSDP (Open Supervised Device Protocol) is a standard associated with which subsystem of a security installation?

    Answer: Access control readers and controllers

    OSDP, developed by SIA, is an open communication standard for access control devices like card readers and controllers, replacing older Wiegand protocol limitations.

  4. A monitoring center claims Grade AA status. This designation is issued by which organization?

    Answer: CSAA International

    CSAA International's Five Diamond and related grading designations (including Grade AA) are awarded to central stations that complete rigorous operator training and operational standards programs.

  5. When selling a video surveillance system to a financial institution, which regulatory framework most directly governs their physical security and data protection requirements?

    Answer: GLBA (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) / FFIEC guidance

    GLBA and FFIEC guidance require financial institutions to implement physical and information security safeguards, making them directly relevant to surveillance and access control sales.

  6. Which alarm industry practice is specifically designed to reduce police response to unverified alarm activations and is increasingly mandated by municipalities?

    Answer: Verified response (requiring visual or audio verification before dispatch)

    Verified response policies require central stations to confirm via video, audio, or witness verification that a real intrusion is occurring before requesting police dispatch.

  7. The CSS exam tests knowledge of compliance primarily because security salespeople need to understand compliance to do which of the following?

    Answer: Identify customer needs, propose compliant solutions, and avoid liability for non-compliant recommendations

    Security salespeople who understand compliance can identify customer-specific regulatory requirements, propose solutions that meet those requirements, and avoid exposing their company to liability.