What would be a potential threat to electronic and physical protection?

What would be a potential threat to electronic and physical protection?

• A. Unsecured Wi‑Fi
• B. Unblocked cameras
• C. Back up source
• D. Inadequate signage

Answer: (C)

The idea being tested is how secondary or backup resources can become weak points that threaten both electronic and physical protection. If backup sources aren’t properly secured, they can be accessed, altered, stolen, or destroyed. That undermines protection in two ways: data integrity and system availability, and the ability to respond or investigate. For electronic security, tampered or lost backups (like CCTV footage, access logs, or configuration files) can erase trail evidence or allow an attacker to reconstitute a compromised system. For physical protection, sabotaging a backup power source (such as a UPS or generator) can disable alarms, locks, or monitoring during a critical incident, reducing deterrence and resilience. So, a backup source represents a potential vulnerability that, if not safeguarded, can seriously weaken the overall protection system. The other options describe direct gaps in specific controls (network access, camera visibility, signage) but do not capture the broader risk posed by unsecured backups that support both electronic and physical protection.

The idea being tested is how secondary or backup resources can become weak points that threaten both electronic and physical protection. If backup sources aren’t properly secured, they can be accessed, altered, stolen, or destroyed. That undermines protection in two ways: data integrity and system availability, and the ability to respond or investigate. For electronic security, tampered or lost backups (like CCTV footage, access logs, or configuration files) can erase trail evidence or allow an attacker to reconstitute a compromised system. For physical protection, sabotaging a backup power source (such as a UPS or generator) can disable alarms, locks, or monitoring during a critical incident, reducing deterrence and resilience. So, a backup source represents a potential vulnerability that, if not safeguarded, can seriously weaken the overall protection system. The other options describe direct gaps in specific controls (network access, camera visibility, signage) but do not capture the broader risk posed by unsecured backups that support both electronic and physical protection.