PHYSICAL SECURITY-- (SPED),
PHYSICAL SECURITY CERTIFICATION
(PSC), DCSA SPED PHYSICAL
SECURITY CERTIFICATION (PSC)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT!!!
Question 1 Before you can conduct a formal risk analysis based on the impact
and likelihood of an unwanted event, which three foundational steps must be
performed first in the risk management process?
ANSWER:
1. Identify assets
2. Identify threats
3. Identify vulnerabilities ✔✔
Question 2 Which specific policy manual provides the definitive physical
security requirements and procedures for protecting classified information
within the Department of Defense?
ANSWER: DoDM 5200.01, Volumes 1-4 (DoD Information Security
Program) ✔✔
Question 3 Which Department of Defense instruction grants installation
commanders the explicit authority to issue regulations for the protection and
security of property and locations under their command?
ANSWER: DoDI 5200.08 (Security of DoD Installations and Resources and
the DoD Physical Security Review Board [PSRB]) ✔✔
,Question 4 Which subject matter experts and organizational representatives
should be included as core members of a Threat Working Group (TWG)?
ANSWER:
o Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield
Explosive (CBRNE) representative
o Information Operations (IO) representative
o Operations Security (OPSEC) officer
o Law Enforcement personnel
o Counterintelligence (CI) personnel
o Antiterrorism Officer (ATO) ✔✔
Question 5 Which structural component of a facility's perimeter or entry point
can be specifically constructed of solid steel to significantly increase its
resistance to physical attacks?
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 -ANSWER ✔✔Mortise locks, because their case is
recessed, or mortised into a door or container.
The __________________ is the most common of all door locks in use today. -
ANSWER ✔✔cylindrical lock
What kind of locks are used for securing classified information? -ANSWER
✔✔Electromechanical combination locks
PHYSICAL SECURITY CERTIFICATION
(PSC), DCSA SPED PHYSICAL
SECURITY CERTIFICATION (PSC)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT!!!
Question 1 Before you can conduct a formal risk analysis based on the impact
and likelihood of an unwanted event, which three foundational steps must be
performed first in the risk management process?
ANSWER:
1. Identify assets
2. Identify threats
3. Identify vulnerabilities ✔✔
Question 2 Which specific policy manual provides the definitive physical
security requirements and procedures for protecting classified information
within the Department of Defense?
ANSWER: DoDM 5200.01, Volumes 1-4 (DoD Information Security
Program) ✔✔
Question 3 Which Department of Defense instruction grants installation
commanders the explicit authority to issue regulations for the protection and
security of property and locations under their command?
ANSWER: DoDI 5200.08 (Security of DoD Installations and Resources and
the DoD Physical Security Review Board [PSRB]) ✔✔
,Question 4 Which subject matter experts and organizational representatives
should be included as core members of a Threat Working Group (TWG)?
ANSWER:
o Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield
Explosive (CBRNE) representative
o Information Operations (IO) representative
o Operations Security (OPSEC) officer
o Law Enforcement personnel
o Counterintelligence (CI) personnel
o Antiterrorism Officer (ATO) ✔✔
Question 5 Which structural component of a facility's perimeter or entry point
can be specifically constructed of solid steel to significantly increase its
resistance to physical attacks?
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 -ANSWER ✔✔Mortise locks, because their case is
recessed, or mortised into a door or container.
The __________________ is the most common of all door locks in use today. -
ANSWER ✔✔cylindrical lock
What kind of locks are used for securing classified information? -ANSWER
✔✔Electromechanical combination locks
