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Physical Security Professional PSP 2026 – Complete Exam Questions, Verified Answers & Study Guide with Solution

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Prepare thoroughly for the Physical Security Professional (PSP) 2026 certification with this comprehensive resource featuring verified questions with solution. Covering key topics such as risk assessment, threat analysis, security systems, access control, emergency planning, and security management, this guide is perfect for security professionals, students, and exam candidates aiming for fast revision, mastery of critical concepts, and top performance on the PSP exam.

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Physical Security Professional (PSP)

Classification of risk Assest, exposure, losses

3 criteria of cost/benefit analysis Cost, reliability, delay




Basic methods of fieldwork Observing, questioning, analyzing, verifying, investigating, evaluating

Business continuity planning (BCP) Readiness, prevention, response, recovery/resumption
process

Assign accountability, perform risk assessment, agree on strategic plans,
BCP process "readiness"
crises management

BCP process "prevention" Compliance with corporate policy, mitigation strtegies

Potential crisis recognition, notify teams, assess the situation, declare a
BCP process "response"
crisis, excute the plan, communication

Damage & impact assessment, resumption of critical & remaining
BCP process "recovery/resumption"
processes

BCP implementation & maintenance Test & train, evaluate & maintain

CPTED, physical barriers and site hardening, physical entry and access
General physical security measures control, security lighting, IDS, veideo surveillance, security personnel,
security policies and procedures

Designing PPS Determine objectives, Design PPS, Analyze design, redesign PPS

, Physical Security Professional (PSP)
Determine objectives Facility characterization, threat detection, target identification

Design PPS Detection, delay, response

exterior sensore, interior sensor, alarm assessment, alarm comm &
Detection (design PPS)
display, entry control

Delay (design PPS) access delay

Response (design PPS) response force, response force communication

Analyze PPS design Analysis/evaluation (EASI)

Target identification techniques Manual listing, logic diagram

Vital area indentification Fault tree

Probability of detection, time for communication & assessment,
Detection perfrmance measures
frequency of nuisance alarm

Delay performance measure Time to defeat obstacales

Probability of accurate communication to the response force, time to
Response performance measure communicate, probability of deployment to adversary location, time to
deploy, reponse force effectiveness

Exterior sensors vulnerability to Bypass, spoof
defeat

Passive or active, covert or visable, Line of sight or terrain following,
exterior sensors classification
volumetric or line detection, application

, Physical Security Professional (PSP)
Exterior sensor fence groups buried line, fence associated, freestanding

interior sensor classification Passive or active, covert or visible, volumetric or line detection

interior sensor application boundary-penetration, interior motion, proximity sensor

2 purposes of alarm assessment Determine cause of alarm, provide additional information

3 levels of alarm resolution detection, classification, identification

2 critical elements of alarm transportation of data, display of data in meaningful manner
communication and display

Permit only authorized persons to entry and exit, detec and prevent
Objectives of entry control
contraband, provide information ot facilitate assessment and response

Types of barriers Passive, guards, dispensable

Best height for barries 30 inches

Placement of roof barriers 10-12 inches below roof

general considerations, contingency planning, communication,
5 parts of response
interruption, neutralization

Quantitative (higher consequence of loss assets), Qualitative (lower
Types of PPS analysis
consequence of loss assests)

a residential environment whose physical characteristics fuction to allow
Defensible space
inhabitants to become key agents in ensuring security

2 basic social behaviors Territoriality, natural surveillance

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3 phases of vulnerability assessment Planning, conducting, reporting

3 types of requirements in a system Fuctional, constraint, performance
(vulnerability assessment)

Risk assesments should include Risk analysis, risk identification, risk evaluation

2 types of protective barriers Natural, structural

Types of key operated locks Disc or wafer tumbler, pin tumbler, lever

Door lock types Mortise, rim-mounted, tubular, cylindrical, unit

Types of lock attacks Surreptitious techniques (picking), force

Attacks on bolts Jimmying, punching, sawing, peeling

attacks on cylinders pulling, lug pulling, twisting, drilling, punching, hammering

3 purposes of alarms Perimeter protection, area/space protection, spot/object protection

Example of perimeter alarm Door switches, glass break detectors, window screens
protection

Example of area/space alarm Ultrasonic, microwave, PIR
protection

Example of spot/object alarm proximity detectors, vibration detectors
protection

Security video systems aspect ratio 4x3 (16x9 wide screen)

2 types of video scanning Raster, digital or pregressive

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