PHYSICAL SECURITY EXAM SCRIPT
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● Which policy should you consult to find the physical security
requirements of protecting classified information?
Answer: DoDM 5200.01, Volumes 1-4 DoD Information Security
Program
●● Which policy authorizes commanders to issue regulations for the
protection or security of property and places under their command?
Answer: DoDI 5200.08, Security of DoD Installations and Resources
and the DoD Physical
Security Review Board (PSRB)
●● Which of the following individuals should be included in a Threat
Working Group?
Answer: Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high yield
explosive representative, Information operations representative,
Operations security officer, Law enforcement, Counterintelligence,
Antiterrorism Officer
●● Which of these can be made of solid steel to make them more attack
resistant?
Answer: Doors
,●● Which of these house ventilation systems that should be secured with
steel bars?
Answer: Roofs
●● Which of these should be covered with a protective film to make
them less dangerous in an attack?
Answer: Windows
●● Which of the following locks are approved to secure classified
information or material?
Answer: Kaba Mas X-10, S&G 8077/AD
●● At a minimum _________ should include special and general guard
orders, access and material control, protective barriers, lighting systems,
locks, and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS).
Answer: Physical Security Plans
●● Assets fall into 5 categories, name all 5 of them.
Answer: 1. People
2. Information
3. Equipment
4. Facilities and
,5. Activities and Operations
●● Who provides construction and security
requirements for SCIFs?
Answer: Director of National Intelligence (DNI)
●● Who provides accreditation for SCIFs?
Answer: Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
●● They are used by the intelligence community to store classified
information.
Answer: SCIFs are used by the intelligence community to store
classified information called Sensitive Compartmented Information
(SCI).
●● Warning signs must be posted at each boundary of a restricted area
and must be conspicuous to those approaching on foot or by vehicle. T/F
Answer: True
●● The use of master key systems is acceptable in the storage of AA&E.
Answer: False. The use of master key systems is not authorized in
AA&E storage facilities.
, ●● The first line of defense in any physical security system is usually
some form of?
Answer: perimeter protection system
●● What kind of fencing is used when a stationary perimeter requires
protection?
Answer: Permanent
●● What kind of fencing can be used as a temporary perimeter to
establish psychological barriers and to channel pedestrian and vehicle
movement.
Answer: Temporary
●● The basic manual access control system is simply?
Answer: personal recognition.
●● Although there are many different types of locks, they all share three
components.
Answer: Locking device
Switching device
Operating mechanism
●● Some key-operated locks are built into the door or container they are
securing. These are also known as
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● Which policy should you consult to find the physical security
requirements of protecting classified information?
Answer: DoDM 5200.01, Volumes 1-4 DoD Information Security
Program
●● Which policy authorizes commanders to issue regulations for the
protection or security of property and places under their command?
Answer: DoDI 5200.08, Security of DoD Installations and Resources
and the DoD Physical
Security Review Board (PSRB)
●● Which of the following individuals should be included in a Threat
Working Group?
Answer: Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high yield
explosive representative, Information operations representative,
Operations security officer, Law enforcement, Counterintelligence,
Antiterrorism Officer
●● Which of these can be made of solid steel to make them more attack
resistant?
Answer: Doors
,●● Which of these house ventilation systems that should be secured with
steel bars?
Answer: Roofs
●● Which of these should be covered with a protective film to make
them less dangerous in an attack?
Answer: Windows
●● Which of the following locks are approved to secure classified
information or material?
Answer: Kaba Mas X-10, S&G 8077/AD
●● At a minimum _________ should include special and general guard
orders, access and material control, protective barriers, lighting systems,
locks, and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS).
Answer: Physical Security Plans
●● Assets fall into 5 categories, name all 5 of them.
Answer: 1. People
2. Information
3. Equipment
4. Facilities and
,5. Activities and Operations
●● Who provides construction and security
requirements for SCIFs?
Answer: Director of National Intelligence (DNI)
●● Who provides accreditation for SCIFs?
Answer: Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
●● They are used by the intelligence community to store classified
information.
Answer: SCIFs are used by the intelligence community to store
classified information called Sensitive Compartmented Information
(SCI).
●● Warning signs must be posted at each boundary of a restricted area
and must be conspicuous to those approaching on foot or by vehicle. T/F
Answer: True
●● The use of master key systems is acceptable in the storage of AA&E.
Answer: False. The use of master key systems is not authorized in
AA&E storage facilities.
, ●● The first line of defense in any physical security system is usually
some form of?
Answer: perimeter protection system
●● What kind of fencing is used when a stationary perimeter requires
protection?
Answer: Permanent
●● What kind of fencing can be used as a temporary perimeter to
establish psychological barriers and to channel pedestrian and vehicle
movement.
Answer: Temporary
●● The basic manual access control system is simply?
Answer: personal recognition.
●● Although there are many different types of locks, they all share three
components.
Answer: Locking device
Switching device
Operating mechanism
●● Some key-operated locks are built into the door or container they are
securing. These are also known as
