Information Security: Principles and Practices 2nd Edition by Jim Breithaupt, Mark S. Merkow

Exercise 14

Observe the Security Controls Around You

1. Pick a typical day, and from dawn to dusk make note of the ways in which you interacted with security controls (e.g., you used a badge reader to enter an office building) and record your reaction. Remember that security controls include the unseen as well as the visible.

2. After you complete your list of security controls, describe how you feel about your observations.

3. Do you feel like your personal privacy is being invaded or are the security controls necessary in the highly technological age in which we live?

Step 1 of 3

The Security controls

1. Security controls are used for the security of the assets and people of the organization. The list of the security controls interacted in a day is given below:

• Security Body scanner gate to check the complete body of the person who is working in the organization.

• X-ray baggage Scanner to check the baggage of the person.

• Hand held metal detector (HHMD) for detecting the metals.

• Biometric scanner for the identification of the person.

• Close circuit television camera (CCTV camera) to view the activities of the persons working for the organization.

• Fire/smoke alarms.