PHYSICAL SECURITY PROFESSIONAL (PSP) REVIEW (ASIS INTL)
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
Classification of risk - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Assest, exposure, losses
3 criteria of cost/benefit analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Cost, reliability, delay
Basic methods of fieldwork - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Observing, questioning,
analyzing, verifying, investigating, evaluating
Business continuity planning (BCP) process - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Readiness,
prevention, response, recovery/resumption
BCP process "readiness" - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Assign accountability, perform risk
assessment, agree on strategic plans, crises management
BCP process "prevention" - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Compliance with corporate policy,
mitigation strtegies
BCP process "response" - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Potential crisis recognition, notify
teams, assess the situation, declare a crisis, excute the plan, communication
BCP process "recovery/resumption" - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Damage & impact
assessment, resumption of critical & remaining processes
BCP implementation & maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Test & train, evaluate &
maintain
General physical security measures - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅CPTED, physical barriers
and site hardening, physical entry and access control, security lighting, IDS, veideo surveillance,
security personnel, security policies and procedures
,Designing PPS - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Determine objectives, Design PPS, Analyze
design, redesign PPS
Determine objectives - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Facility characterization, threat
detection, target identification
Design PPS - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Detection, delay, response
Detection (design PPS) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅exterior sensore, interior sensor, alarm
assessment, alarm comm & display, entry control
Delay (design PPS) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅access delay
Response (design PPS) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅response force, response force
communication
Analyze PPS design - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Analysis/evaluation (EASI)
Target identification techniques - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Manual listing, logic diagram
Vital area indentification - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Fault tree
Detection perfrmance measures - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Probability of detection, time
for communication & assessment, frequency of nuisance alarm
Delay performance measure - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Time to defeat obstacales
,Response performance measure - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Probability of accurate
communication to the response force, time to communicate, probability of deployment to
adversary location, time to deploy, reponse force effectiveness
Exterior sensors vulnerability to defeat - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Bypass, spoof
exterior sensors classification - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Passive or active, covert or
visable, Line of sight or terrain following, volumetric or line detection, application
Exterior sensor fence groups - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅buried line, fence associated,
freestanding
interior sensor classification - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Passive or active, covert or
visible, volumetric or line detection
interior sensor application - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅boundary-penetration, interior
motion, proximity sensor
2 purposes of alarm assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Determine cause of alarm,
provide additional information
3 levels of alarm resolution - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅detection, classification,
identification
2 critical elements of alarm communication and display - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅transportation of data, display of data in meaningful manner
Objectives of entry control - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Permit only authorized persons to
entry and exit, detec and prevent contraband, provide information ot facilitate assessment and
response
, Types of barriers - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Passive, guards, dispensable
Best height for barries - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅30 inches
Placement of roof barriers - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅10-12 inches below roof
5 parts of response - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅general considerations, contingency
planning, communication, interruption, neutralization
Types of PPS analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Quantitative (higher consequence of
loss assets), Qualitative (lower consequence of loss assests)
Defensible space - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a residential environment whose physical
characteristics fuction to allow inhabitants to become key agents in ensuring security
2 basic social behaviors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Territoriality, natural surveillance
3 phases of vulnerability assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Planning, conducting,
reporting
3 types of requirements in a system (vulnerability assessment) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Fuctional, constraint, performance
Risk assesments should include - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Risk analysis, risk
identification, risk evaluation
2 types of protective barriers - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Natural, structural
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
Classification of risk - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Assest, exposure, losses
3 criteria of cost/benefit analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Cost, reliability, delay
Basic methods of fieldwork - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Observing, questioning,
analyzing, verifying, investigating, evaluating
Business continuity planning (BCP) process - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Readiness,
prevention, response, recovery/resumption
BCP process "readiness" - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Assign accountability, perform risk
assessment, agree on strategic plans, crises management
BCP process "prevention" - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Compliance with corporate policy,
mitigation strtegies
BCP process "response" - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Potential crisis recognition, notify
teams, assess the situation, declare a crisis, excute the plan, communication
BCP process "recovery/resumption" - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Damage & impact
assessment, resumption of critical & remaining processes
BCP implementation & maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Test & train, evaluate &
maintain
General physical security measures - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅CPTED, physical barriers
and site hardening, physical entry and access control, security lighting, IDS, veideo surveillance,
security personnel, security policies and procedures
,Designing PPS - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Determine objectives, Design PPS, Analyze
design, redesign PPS
Determine objectives - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Facility characterization, threat
detection, target identification
Design PPS - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Detection, delay, response
Detection (design PPS) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅exterior sensore, interior sensor, alarm
assessment, alarm comm & display, entry control
Delay (design PPS) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅access delay
Response (design PPS) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅response force, response force
communication
Analyze PPS design - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Analysis/evaluation (EASI)
Target identification techniques - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Manual listing, logic diagram
Vital area indentification - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Fault tree
Detection perfrmance measures - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Probability of detection, time
for communication & assessment, frequency of nuisance alarm
Delay performance measure - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Time to defeat obstacales
,Response performance measure - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Probability of accurate
communication to the response force, time to communicate, probability of deployment to
adversary location, time to deploy, reponse force effectiveness
Exterior sensors vulnerability to defeat - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Bypass, spoof
exterior sensors classification - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Passive or active, covert or
visable, Line of sight or terrain following, volumetric or line detection, application
Exterior sensor fence groups - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅buried line, fence associated,
freestanding
interior sensor classification - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Passive or active, covert or
visible, volumetric or line detection
interior sensor application - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅boundary-penetration, interior
motion, proximity sensor
2 purposes of alarm assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Determine cause of alarm,
provide additional information
3 levels of alarm resolution - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅detection, classification,
identification
2 critical elements of alarm communication and display - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅transportation of data, display of data in meaningful manner
Objectives of entry control - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Permit only authorized persons to
entry and exit, detec and prevent contraband, provide information ot facilitate assessment and
response
, Types of barriers - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Passive, guards, dispensable
Best height for barries - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅30 inches
Placement of roof barriers - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅10-12 inches below roof
5 parts of response - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅general considerations, contingency
planning, communication, interruption, neutralization
Types of PPS analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Quantitative (higher consequence of
loss assets), Qualitative (lower consequence of loss assests)
Defensible space - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a residential environment whose physical
characteristics fuction to allow inhabitants to become key agents in ensuring security
2 basic social behaviors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Territoriality, natural surveillance
3 phases of vulnerability assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Planning, conducting,
reporting
3 types of requirements in a system (vulnerability assessment) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Fuctional, constraint, performance
Risk assesments should include - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Risk analysis, risk
identification, risk evaluation
2 types of protective barriers - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Natural, structural
