ASIS ASIS-CPP Exam
ASIS Certified Protection Professional (Page 18 )

Updated On: 12-Jan-2026

As security manager of the ZYX Corporation, you have been instructed to devise company plans to protect vital records in the event of a disaster. You immediately realize the serious nature of such plans and begin to make appropriate plans.
Approximately what percentage of the company's records would normally constitute a company's vital records to be safeguarded during an emergency?

  1. 2 percent
  2. 5 percent
  3. 8 percent
  4. 10 percent
  5. 20 percent

Answer(s): A



The selection of records to be protected under an emergency vital records protection program is a difficult operation. Which of the following statements is considered to be incorrect in making such a selection?

  1. Management should protect vital records by systematically determining what information is vital.
  2. The vital records protection program is an administrative device for preserving existing records.
  3. If a particular record does not contain vital information, it has no place in the company's vital records protection program even though it may have other value for the company.
  4. Decision making in determining indMdual vital records should be rapid. A record either contains vital information or it does not.
  5. Vital information is not necessarily on paper.

Answer(s): B



Some of the vital company information that management seeks to protect is processed by a computer and captured on distinctive media associated with electronic data processing. Effective protection of this vital information is complicated for a number of reasons. Which of the following is incorrect in this regard?

  1. A nuclear detonation produces an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that could cause considerable damage. However, well-tested EMP-protective devices are available.
  2. Formerly dispersed information is consolidated, which intensifies its exposure to possible destruction or compromise.
  3. The data processing medium is extremely vulnerable to a wide variety of perils such as fire, water, dirt, and hazardous chemical gases.
  4. Both the computer and the area in which it is located must be protected along with the vital information.
  5. Information transmitted over a distance for remote computer processing is out of the company's direct control for an extended period of time.

Answer(s): A



As the security manager of the ZYX Corporation, you have been given the responsibility of improving the security of the computer facility. Which of the following would least improve the security?

  1. Make the facility as inconspicuous as possible.
  2. Provide 24-hour security guard surveillance of the area.
  3. Strengthen controls over access to the facility.
  4. Make sure all unused wiring, including telephone cables, is neatly stored in the computer room.
  5. Wherever local fire codes permit, remove water sprinkler fire extinguisher systems and replace with carbon dioxide or halon 1301 systems.

Answer(s): D



The vital records protection program is designed to protect and provide the information needed by the company for survival in a disaster or emergency. Periodic vital records protection program tests must be provided for to determine the adequacy of the protection program. Which of the following observations is incorrect?

  1. The company security officer, records manager, and internal auditor should test or evaluate the program at least once a year.
  2. Every effort should be made to make test conditions as realistic as feasible.
  3. Specifically, the test should determine that the company's various vital information needs can be satisfied in a typical emergency situation.
  4. The test period should not be limited in time but should be extended as long as needed.
  5. The test should be located off of company premises, if possible.

Answer(s): D



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