ITPEC IP April 2018 Question 35
When information security measures are grouped into three (3) categories of technical security measures, human security measures, and physical security measures, which of the following is an appropriate example of physical security measures?
Explanation
Storing a notebook PC in a lockable place — a physical measure protects equipment and places.
- •Physical measures guard facilities and equipment: locks, entry control, security cameras.
- •Technical measures use technology: encryption, digital signatures, access control, antivirus software.
- •Human measures work through people: rules, agreements, training.
A lockable place is a physical barrier against the theft of the PC and the information on it.
Answer (c)
Why not others:
- •(a) — a non-disclosure agreement binds employees: a human measure
- •(b) — a digital signature is a cryptographic technique: a technical measure
- •(d) — encouraging people to change passwords is a rule for users: a human measure
Key rule: Classify a measure by what it works through: physical things, technology, or people's behaviour.
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