Chapter 18 Data Center Security

Question 1

How is the loss or
destruction of property
typically defined?

Answer 1

By the value of the property and
the cost associated with
replacing that property
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Question 2

Name the 7 classes of
potential for damage
or loss.

Answer 2

1. Temperature
2. Gases
   3.Liquids
   4.0rganisms
3. Projectiles
4. Movement
   7.Energy anomalies
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Question 3

What is the most
significant physical threat
to the reliable operation of
the data center?

Answer 3

Human beings
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Question 4

What are the 4 concentric
layers for data center
physical security?

Answer 4

1 .Site security
2.Perimeter security
3.Building and access control
4. Computer room security
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Question 5

Name 5 security factors
that affect the selection of
a potential site for a
data center.

Answer 5

1.Crime
2.Emergency services
3. Telecommunications
4. Utilities
5.Natural disasters
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Question 6

Name 4 benefits of using
security perimeter
measures.

Answer 6

1 .Delay to allow alarms or other
detection systems to activate
2.Evidence of an intrusion or an
intrusion attempt
3.Physiological discouragement
4.Mitigates damage from the threat.
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Question 7

Name the 3 primary factors
used to identify and
authenticate a
user’s identity.

Answer 7

1 .Something a person knows
(e.g., password)
2.Something a person has
(e.g., keys)
3.Something a person is
(e.g., biometrics)
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Question 8

Name one optional
authentication factor that a
data center can use to
control access?

Answer 8

Something a person does
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Question 9

Name the 4 categories of
security spaces as defined
by the practice of crime
prevention through
environmental engineering.

Answer 9

1 .Public space
2.Semipublic space
3.Semiprivate space
4.Private space
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Question 10

Why should a designer
ensure that a kitchenette is
NOT adjacent to the
computer room?

Answer 10

If pipes in the kitchenette leak,
the water could spill into the
computer room.
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Question 11

If an existing computer
room has a door on its
outside wall, what security
measures should be
considered?

Answer 11

*Traditional alarm sensors
*Physical barriers such as bars
and plates
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Question 12

How much overpressure is
required to shatter
tempered safety glass?

Answer 12

5.5 kPa (kilopascals)
[0.8 lbf/in2 (pounds per square
inch)]
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