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DCSA |\SPeD- |\Physical |\Security |\
Certification |\(PSC) |\exam |\with |\answers
Describe |\the |\purpose |\of |\5200.08-R |\- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\
✔✔The |\regulation |\implements |\DoD |\policies
and |\provides |\minimum |\standards |\for |\the
physical |\protection |\of |\DoD |\personnel,
installations, |\operations, |\and |\related
resources.
List |\the |\nine |\capabilities |\a
security |\system |\must |\provide |\to
achieve |\Security-in-Depth |\- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔• |\
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|\Detect
|\Identify
|\Track
|\Assess
|\Record
|\Communicate
|\Delay
|\Respond
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DCSA |\SPeD- |\Physical |\Security |\

Certification |(PSC) |\exam |\with |\answers

Describe |\the |\purpose |\of |\5200.08-R |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔The |\regulation |\implements |\DoD |\policies and |\provides |\minimum |\standards |\for |\the physical |\protection |\of |\DoD |\personnel, installations, |\operations, |\and |\related resources. List |\the |\nine |\capabilities |\a security |\system |\must |\provide |\to achieve |\Security-in-Depth |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔• |
Deter

  • |\Detect
  • |\Identify
  • |\Track
  • |\Assess
  • |\Record
  • |\Communicate
  • |\Delay
  • |\Respond

Briefly |\describe |\the |\elements |\of |\a restricted |\area. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔An |\area |\in |\which |\there |\are special |\restrictive |\measures |\employed |\to |\prevent or |\minimize |\incursions |\and/or |\interference, |\or where |\special |\security |\measures |\are |\employed to |\prevent |\unauthorized |\entry. |\Restricted |\areas must |\be |\authorized |\by |\the |\installation/activity commander/director, |\properly |\posted, |\and employ |\physical |\security |\measures. What |\are |\some |\of |\the considerations |\a |\physical |\security professional |\should |\take |\into account |\for |\controlling |\access? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔• |\Escort |\qualifications, |\responsibilities, |\and authorizations

  • |\Sponsorship |\qualifications, |\responsibilities, |\and authorizations
  • |\Access |\privileges |\at |\each |\security |\level |\and |\each FPCON

with |\access |\to |\AA&E

  • |\Review |\inventory |\and |\accountability procedures
  • |\Facility |\design |\and |\construction Which |\federal |\specification defines |\the |\manufacturing requirements |\for |\armory |\vault doors |\and |\security |\vault |\doors? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
    ✔✔Federal |\Specification |\AA-D-600D, |\Door, |\Vault, Security. What |\is |\the |\central |\and overriding |\objective |\for |\nuclear security? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔The |\denial |\of |
    unauthorized |\access, |\as |\outlined in |\National |\Security |\Presidential |\Directive-28. What |\factors |\do |\DoD Components |\consider when |\determining |\security priority |\for |\weapons

systems |\platforms? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔• |\Mission

  • |\Location |\and |\vulnerability
  • |\Operational |\readiness
  • |\Value
  • |\Classification
  • |\Replacement |\costs Who |\must |\approve |\all Intrusion |\Detection Equipment |(IDE) |\installed on |\Open |\Storage |\Areas? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔DoD |
    Components |\approve Underwriters |\Laboratories' listed |\equipment. What |\reference |\governs the |\Certification |\and Accreditation |(C&A) |\for storage |\of |\DoD |\collateral Classified |\Information Systems? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔DODM |\5200.01, |\DoD Information |\Security |\Program,
  • |\Inventory |\and |\accountability |\procedures
  • |\Facility |\design |\and |\construction Who |\is |\responsible |\for |\issuing instructions |\governing |\the |\security of |\weapons |\systems |\within |\their inventory? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Each |\DoD |
    Component |\head What |\are |\the |\four |\considerations/ risk |\factors |\used |\for |\determining the |\security |\risk |\category |(SRC) of |\sensitive |\conventional |\Arms, Ammunition, |\and |\Explosives (AA&E)? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔• |\Utility
  • |\Casualty |\or |\damage |\risk
  • |\Adaptability |\risk
  • |\Portability |\risk Continuous |\Lighting |(Define) |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔A |
    series |\of |\fixed |\lights |\arranged |\to continuously |\illuminate |\a |\given |\area.

Standby |\Lighting |(Define) |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔Luminaires |\are |\either |\automatically |\or |\manually |
turned |\on |\at |\times |\when |\suspicious |\activity |\is |\detected |\by |\security |\personnel |\or |\an |\intrusion |\detection |\system. |\A |
standby |\system |\creates |\the |\impression |\of |\activity |\and |
may |\offer |\a |\deterrent |\value |\while |\also |\conserving energy. Moveable |\Lighting |(Define) |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔Manually-operated |\searchlights |\that |\may |\be |\lighted |
during |\hours |\of |\darkness |\or |\as |\needed, |\and |\is |\normally |
used |\to |\supplement |\continuous |\or |\standby |\lighting. What |\is |\the |\reference that |\provides |\minimum |\construction |\requirements |\for |
fencing? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔UFC |\4-022-03, |\Security |
Fences |\and |\Gates. List |\the |\types |\of buildings |\that |\are exempt |\from |\certain DoD |\antiterrorism |\site design |\standards. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔• |\Low |
occupancy |\buildings

  • |\Drop-bolt |\locks
  • |\Padlocks
  • |\Mechanical |\push-button |\combination |\locks
  • |\Mechanical |\combination |\locks
  • |\Electro-mechanical |\combination |\locks
  • |\Warded |\locks
  • |\Pin |\tumbler |\locks Which |\types |\of |\locks |\are |\associated with |\Federal |\Specification |\FF-L- 2740 |\and |\are |\approved |\for |\storage of |\all |\types |\of |\classified |\materials, regardless |\of |\classification? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
    ✔✔Electromechanical |\combination |\locks, |\which include |\the |\X-07, |\X-08, |\X-09, |\and |\S&G |\2740, for |\classified |\material |\stored |\in |\security containers. Explain |\strengths |\and |\weaknesses |\of |\low |\security |
    padlocks. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Low |\security |\padlocks |
    (also |\known |\as secondary |\padlocks) |\are |\used |\for |\deterrence purposes |\but |\provide |\minimal |\resistance |\to

force Explain |\strengths |\and |\weaknesses |\of |\high |\security |
padlocks. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔High |\security |\padlocks |\deploy |\a |\high security |\hasp, |\provide |\maximum |\resistance to |\unauthorized |\entry, |\and |\may |\be |\used |\to secure |\arms, |\ammunition, |\and |\explosives facilities. What |\are |\some |\of |\the |\primary |\uses |\of |\fencing? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔• |\Provides |\a |\legal |\boundary |\by |\defining |\the |
outermost |\limit |\of |\a |\facility

  • |\Assists |\in |\controlling |\and |\screening |\authorized |\vehicle |
    entries |\into |\a secured |\area |\by |\deterring |\overt |\entry |\elsewhere |\along |
    the |\boundary
  • |\Supports |\detection, |\assessment, |\and |\other |\security |
    functions |\by |\providing a |"clear |\zone" |\for |\installing |\lighting, |\intrusion |\detection |
    equipment, |\and CCTV
  • |\Deters |"casual" |\intruders |\from |\penetrating |\into |\a |
    secured |\area |\by

electromechanical |\locks |\according to |\Federal |\Specification |\FF-L-2740B. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Does |\not |\have |\external power |\source, |\external |\data |\transfer |\port, |\or ability |\to |\transfer |\data Define |\the |\interoperable/networked electromechanical |\locks |\according to |\Federal |\Specification |\FF-L-2740B. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Power |\source |\may |\be |\contained |\within |\and |\integral |\to |
lock |\assembly; |\power |\source |\may |\be |\replaceable; external |\data |\transfers |\shall |\meet |\FIPS standards; |\data |\transfers |\may |\be |\used |\to monitor |\authorized/unauthorized |\openings, personnel |\access, |\combination |\verification, |\and combination |\changes The |\DoD |\Antiterrorism |\Standards are |\applicable |\to |\which |\types |\of buildings? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔• |\New |\construction

  • |\Existing |\buildings
  • |\Major |\investments
  • |\Change |\of |\occupancy |\level
  • |\Window |\replacement
  • |\Roadway |\improvement |\projects
  • |\Building |\additions
  • |\Leased |\buildings
  • |\Partial |\occupancy
  • |\National |\Guard |\buildings
  • |\Visitor |\centers |\and |\museums
  • |\Expeditionary |\structures What |\are |\some |\of |\the |\exemptions to |\the |\DoD |\Antiterrorism Standards? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔• |\Low |\occupancy |
    buildings
  • |\Low |\occupancy |\family |\housing
  • |\Fisher |\houses
  • |\Town |\centers
  • |\Enhanced |\use |\leases
  • |\Transitional |\structures |\and |\spaces
  • |\Temporary |\and |\re-locatable |\buildings
  • |\Construction |\administration |\structures
  • |\Recruiting |\stations |\in |\leased |\spaces
  • |\Stand-alone |\gas |\stations |\and |\car |\care |\centers

detection |\system? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔• |
Completeness |\of |\coverage

  • |\False |\and |\nuisance |\response |\rates
  • |\Probability |\of |\detection
  • |\Zone |\at |\which |\the |\alarm |\occurred Before |\loss |\of |\Arms, |\Ammunition, and |\Explosives |(AA&E) |\can |\be attributed |\to |\any |\inventory |\or accountability |\discrepancy, |\one must |\first |\determine |\the |\loss |\was not |\a |\result |\of |\what |\three |\factors? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
    ✔✔• |\Theft
  • |\Abandonment
  • |\Misappropriation Define |\the |\term |"risk" |\within the |\context |\of |\risks, |\threats, |\and vulnerabilities. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔A |\measure |\of |
    consequence |\of |\peril, |\hazard, |\or loss, |\which |\is |\incurred |\from |\a |\capable |\aggressor or |\the |\environment.

What |\are |\the |\three |\goals of |\the |\DoD |\Installation Emergency |\Management Program? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔• |\Prepare |\DoD |
installations |\for |\emergencies

  • |\Respond |\appropriately |\to |\protect |\personnel |\and |\save |
    lives
  • |\Recover |\and |\restore |\operations |\after |\an |\emergency What |\is |\the |\role |\of |\the National |\Response Framework |(NRF) |\for installation |\emergency management? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔The |\NRF |
    establishes |\clear |\objectives |\for |\a |\concerted national |\effort |\to |\prevent, |\prepare |\for, |\respond |\to, |\and recover |\from |\terrorist |\attacks, |\major |\disasters, |\and |\other domestic |\emergencies. |\The |\NRF |\provides |\the |\structure and |\mechanism |\for |\a |\consistent, |\nationwide |\approach |\for |
    federal, |\state, |\and |\local |\governments |\to |\effectively |\and |
    efficiently |\work |\together |\to |\manage |\domestic |\incidents, |
    regardless |\of |\cause, |\size, |\or |\complexity.

Define |"Emergency |\Lighting" |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔Used |\during |\a |\power |\failure |\or |\when |\regular |\lighting |\is |
not |\available |(uses |\batteries |\or |\generators) Define |"Active |\Barrier" |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔has |
moving |\parts |\and |\requires |\personnel |\or |\equipment |\to |
allow |\entry |\into |\a |\facility |\or |\installation What |\are |\the |\ 6 |\types |\of |\security |\force |\deployments? |- |
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔1. |\Static |\Observation |\Post

  1. |\Access |\Control |\Points
  2. |\Roving |\Patrols
  3. |\Response |\Forces
  4. |\Security |\System |\Monitors
  5. |\Dispatchers Define |"Static |\Observation |\Posts" |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
    ✔✔Guard |\a |\high |\priority |\resource; |\used |\when |\continuous |
    surveillance |\is |\required What |\is |\the |\purpose |\of |\a |\Intrusion |\Detection |\System |(IDS) |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Deter, |\detect, |\and |\document |
    intrusion

What |\are |\the |\components |\of |\IDS? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔Sensors, |\control, |\or |\transmission |\units, |\monitor |\units, |
and |\computer |\monitoring |\stations What |\are |\the |\ 6 |\criteria |\for |\IDS |\selection? |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔1. |\Asset |\criticality

  1. |\Design
  2. |\Environment
  3. |\Environment
  4. |\Location
  5. |\Perceived |\threat What |\are |\the |\ 4 |\operational |\phases |\of |\IDS? |- |\CORRECT |
    ANSWERS |\✔✔1. |\Detection
  6. |\Reporting
  7. |\Dispatch
  8. |\Response/Assessment What |\are |\the |\ 3 |\types |\of |\IDS |\monitoring |- |\CORRECT |
    ANSWERS |\✔✔1. |\Local
  9. |\Proprietary
  10. |\Central |\Station