CPP REVIEW - SECURITY PRINCIPLES
AND PRACTICES EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the elements of a system approach to developing a physical protection
system (PPS)? - ANSWER-Assessment of vulnerability,
Implementation of countermeasures,
Evaluation of effectiveness.
What three questions does a risk assessment attempt to answer? - ANSWER-What
can go wrong?
What is the likelihood it will go wrong?
What the consequences?
What four questions does risk management attempt to answer? - ANSWER-What
can be done?
What options are available?
What are the associated trade offs in terms of cost, benefits, and risk?
What are the impact of current management decisions on future options?
What is the design-basis threat - ANSWER-The adversary against which the utility
must be protected. It is used to help design and evaluate a physical protection
system (PPS).
What are the three general measures of valuing assets? - ANSWER-Cost,
Consequence criteria,
Policy.
For insurance against business interruption, what are two types of valuation
methods? - ANSWER-Actual loss sustained,
Value loss.
In Pastor's public/private, substitute/supplement model of policing, which cell
represents the rarest scenario? - ANSWER-Public/Substitute
What three factors are driving the growth of private policing? - ANSWER-Economic
and operations issues,
(Fear of) crime and violence,
Order maintenance.
What is the optimal relationship between police and private security? - ANSWER-
Institutionalized coordination and cooperation through structural and contractual
relationships.
What was the purpose of the Hallcrest reports? - ANSWER-To compare the U.S.
security industry to public law enforcement quantitatively.
, What is the most significant distinction between public and private policing? -
ANSWER-Cost.
What is the difference between assets protections and security? - ANSWER-Assets
protection includes all security functions, as well as related functions such as
investigations, risk management, safety, compliance, and emergency management.
Assets protection is increasingly based on what principle? - ANSWER-Risk
Management.
What are the five avenues of addressing risk? - ANSWER-Avoidance,
Transfer,
Spreading,
Reduction,
Acceptance.
What are the five Ds of security? - ANSWER-Deter,
Deny,
Detect,
Delay,
Destroy.
What four major areas does assets protection cover in the telecommunications
sector? - ANSWER-Information Security,
Network/computer security,
Fraud prevention,
Physical security.
What are the five forces shaping assets protection globally? - ANSWER-Technology
and touch,
Globalization in business,
Standards and regulation,
Convergence of security solutions,
homeland security and the international security environment.
According to Davidow and Malone, what is the centerpiece of the new global
economy? - ANSWER-The virtual product, where major business functions are
outsourced with hardly any internal departmentalization.
What are three managerial dimensions of assets protection? - ANSWER-Technical
expertise,
Management ability,
Ability to deal with people.
What are two general types of insurance? - ANSWER-Property,
Liability.
What are three classifications of loss in insurance policies? - ANSWER-Direct loss,
Loss of use,
Extra-expense loss (e.g. cost of defending a liability suit or paying a judgement).
AND PRACTICES EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the elements of a system approach to developing a physical protection
system (PPS)? - ANSWER-Assessment of vulnerability,
Implementation of countermeasures,
Evaluation of effectiveness.
What three questions does a risk assessment attempt to answer? - ANSWER-What
can go wrong?
What is the likelihood it will go wrong?
What the consequences?
What four questions does risk management attempt to answer? - ANSWER-What
can be done?
What options are available?
What are the associated trade offs in terms of cost, benefits, and risk?
What are the impact of current management decisions on future options?
What is the design-basis threat - ANSWER-The adversary against which the utility
must be protected. It is used to help design and evaluate a physical protection
system (PPS).
What are the three general measures of valuing assets? - ANSWER-Cost,
Consequence criteria,
Policy.
For insurance against business interruption, what are two types of valuation
methods? - ANSWER-Actual loss sustained,
Value loss.
In Pastor's public/private, substitute/supplement model of policing, which cell
represents the rarest scenario? - ANSWER-Public/Substitute
What three factors are driving the growth of private policing? - ANSWER-Economic
and operations issues,
(Fear of) crime and violence,
Order maintenance.
What is the optimal relationship between police and private security? - ANSWER-
Institutionalized coordination and cooperation through structural and contractual
relationships.
What was the purpose of the Hallcrest reports? - ANSWER-To compare the U.S.
security industry to public law enforcement quantitatively.
, What is the most significant distinction between public and private policing? -
ANSWER-Cost.
What is the difference between assets protections and security? - ANSWER-Assets
protection includes all security functions, as well as related functions such as
investigations, risk management, safety, compliance, and emergency management.
Assets protection is increasingly based on what principle? - ANSWER-Risk
Management.
What are the five avenues of addressing risk? - ANSWER-Avoidance,
Transfer,
Spreading,
Reduction,
Acceptance.
What are the five Ds of security? - ANSWER-Deter,
Deny,
Detect,
Delay,
Destroy.
What four major areas does assets protection cover in the telecommunications
sector? - ANSWER-Information Security,
Network/computer security,
Fraud prevention,
Physical security.
What are the five forces shaping assets protection globally? - ANSWER-Technology
and touch,
Globalization in business,
Standards and regulation,
Convergence of security solutions,
homeland security and the international security environment.
According to Davidow and Malone, what is the centerpiece of the new global
economy? - ANSWER-The virtual product, where major business functions are
outsourced with hardly any internal departmentalization.
What are three managerial dimensions of assets protection? - ANSWER-Technical
expertise,
Management ability,
Ability to deal with people.
What are two general types of insurance? - ANSWER-Property,
Liability.
What are three classifications of loss in insurance policies? - ANSWER-Direct loss,
Loss of use,
Extra-expense loss (e.g. cost of defending a liability suit or paying a judgement).
