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A facility security team is upgrading the exterior defenses of a corporate headquarters to protect ground-floor glass entrances and perimeter walls against physical vehicle ramming attacks. Which of the following physical security controls should be installed around the building perimeter to prevent vehicles from breaching the entryways?

  1. BollardsAnswer
  2. B
    Access control vestibules
  3. C
    Faraday cages
  4. D
    Privacy filters

Answer

Bollards are the appropriate physical security control to prevent vehicle ramming attacks.
Bollards are rigid, impact-resistant vertical posts installed outside building perimeters to physically prevent vehicles from driving into structures or pedestrian walkways while permitting normal foot traffic.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the primary threat specified in the scenario.
The threat is a physical vehicle ramming attack directed at ground-floor entrances.
Choosing an effective security control requires selecting a physical barrier capable of countering kinetic vehicular impact.
2
Evaluate the listed physical security mechanisms against vehicular threats.
Bollards are heavy-duty posts planted in the ground engineered to stop motor vehicles.
Other options protect against unauthorized human access, electromagnetic emissions, or visual eavesdropping.

Key Concept

Physical Barriers and Perimeter Defense (Bollards)
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