SFPC: PHYSICAL SECURITY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED
AND UPDATED)
What are the two primary purposes of a physical security program? - ANS Prevention and
Protection
What is the ATWG? - ANS Antiterrorism Working Group
Responsible for assessing requirements for physical security;
recommending and developing policy;
preparing planning documents, and;
conducting criticality, vulnerability, and risk assessments.
What is the ATEC? - ANS Antiterrorism Executive Committee
Develops and refines antiterrorism program guidance, policy, and standards.
Acts upon recommendations of the Antiterrorism Working Group and Threat Working Group.
What is the ISO? - ANS Information System Owner
Responsible for the security of information systems.
Develops contingency plans for the protection of the information systems.
What is the TWG and who is in it? - ANS Threat Working Group.
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, This group is comprised of an:
1) Antiterrorism Officer
2) CI representative
3) Law enforcement representative
4) OPSEC officer
5) Information operations representative
6) Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high yield explosive representative.
Name 3 of the 6 key individuals associated with a physical security program. - ANS 1)
Installation Commander/Facility Director
2) Antiterrorism Officer
3) CI Support Personnel
4) Law Enforcement Officials
5) Operations Security (OPSEC) Officer
6) Physical Security Officer
How is Site Design important in creating a physical security program? - ANS Properly
designed facilities provide a physical and psychological deterrence to intruders. Poor facility
design can also make a facility a possible target for intruders.
List 3 ways you would station Security Forces. - ANS 1) Access control points
2) Static observation posts
3) Roving patrols
4) Response forces
5) Security systems monitors
6) Dispatch and control centers
7) Escorts
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED
AND UPDATED)
What are the two primary purposes of a physical security program? - ANS Prevention and
Protection
What is the ATWG? - ANS Antiterrorism Working Group
Responsible for assessing requirements for physical security;
recommending and developing policy;
preparing planning documents, and;
conducting criticality, vulnerability, and risk assessments.
What is the ATEC? - ANS Antiterrorism Executive Committee
Develops and refines antiterrorism program guidance, policy, and standards.
Acts upon recommendations of the Antiterrorism Working Group and Threat Working Group.
What is the ISO? - ANS Information System Owner
Responsible for the security of information systems.
Develops contingency plans for the protection of the information systems.
What is the TWG and who is in it? - ANS Threat Working Group.
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, This group is comprised of an:
1) Antiterrorism Officer
2) CI representative
3) Law enforcement representative
4) OPSEC officer
5) Information operations representative
6) Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high yield explosive representative.
Name 3 of the 6 key individuals associated with a physical security program. - ANS 1)
Installation Commander/Facility Director
2) Antiterrorism Officer
3) CI Support Personnel
4) Law Enforcement Officials
5) Operations Security (OPSEC) Officer
6) Physical Security Officer
How is Site Design important in creating a physical security program? - ANS Properly
designed facilities provide a physical and psychological deterrence to intruders. Poor facility
design can also make a facility a possible target for intruders.
List 3 ways you would station Security Forces. - ANS 1) Access control points
2) Static observation posts
3) Roving patrols
4) Response forces
5) Security systems monitors
6) Dispatch and control centers
7) Escorts
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
