CGRC · Question #608
An organization's information systems are a mix of Windows and UNIX systems located in a single computer room. Access to the computer room is restricted by the use of door locks that require proximity
The correct answer is D. Inherited. The computer room's access restriction, managed centrally and applied to all systems within it, exemplifies an inherited security control, where the control's implementation is provided by and managed by a common infrastructure or organization.
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An organization's information systems are a mix of Windows and UNIX systems located in a single computer room. Access to the computer room is restricted by the use of door locks that require proximity cards and personal identification numbers (PINs). Only a small percentage of the organizations employees have access to the computer room. The computer room access restriction is an example of what type of security control relative to the hardware in the computer room? Response:
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- AManagerial
- BSystem specific
- CTechnical
- DInherited
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(39 responses)- A3% (1)
- B3% (1)
- D95% (37)
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The computer room's access restriction, managed centrally and applied to all systems within it, exemplifies an inherited security control, where the control's implementation is provided by and managed by a common infrastructure or organization.
Managerial controls are policies, procedures, and guidelines that dictate how security is managed, not physical access restrictions.
System specific controls are unique to a particular information system or its components, whereas this control applies broadly to the entire physical environment.
Technical controls are implemented through technology (hardware, software, or firmware) within the information system itself, such as firewalls or encryption, not the physical access to the room containing the systems.
The access control for the computer room (proximity cards, PINs, restricted access) is a physical security control that protects all hardware systems located within that room. This control is provided by the facility or organization and 'inherited' by all systems operating within it, meaning the individual systems don't implement or manage this control themselves; they benefit from it being centrally provided.
Concept tested: Types of security controls - Inherited
Source: https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/inherited_control
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