Physical Security Flashcards
For SFPC and SAPPC
What is the purpose of Physical Security?
Prevention and Protection
What is Security-in-Depth?
- Integration of physical security measures to protect national security and DoD assets
- Accomplished through active and passive complementary security controls
What are the steps in the Risk Management Process?
Identify assets Identify threats Identify vulnerabilities Risk analysis Countermeasure options Risk management decisions
How does one Identify Assets in the Risk Management Process?
- Determine the nature and value of an asset
- Determine the degree of impact if the asset is damaged or lost
How does one Identify Threats in the Risk Management Process?
- A threat is the perceived imminence of intended aggression by a capable entity to harm
- Identify and assess the threats to assets identified in the Identify Assets step of the Risk Management Process
How does one Identify Vulnerabilities in the Risk Management Process?
- Vulnerabilities are weaknesses, characteristics or circumstances that can be exploited by an adversary to gain access to or information
- Identify the vulnerabilities and determine their extent
- If not addressed, vulnerabilities may result in the degradation, loss of life or damage to mission-essential resources
What is Risk Analysis?
The determination of an impact of an unwanted event and the likelihood that it could happen
What do Countermeasure Options do in regards to the Risk Management Process?
Protect DoD assets by reducing vulnerabilities and mitigating threats
What are Risk Management decisions based on?
The the cost versus the benefit of protecting a DoD asset
Physical Security Policies
DoD 5200.08-R DoDI 5200.08 DoDD 3020.40 DoDI 2000.12 DoDI O-2000.16 v1-2 DoDM 5100.76
Name 3 Physical Security Roles
Installation Commander or Facility Director
Antiterrorism Officer (ATO)
Physical Security Officer
Operations Security (OPSEC)
Officer Counterintelligence (CI) support personnel
Local, state and federal law enforcement officials
What is the purpose of the Antiterrorism Executive Committee (ATEC)?
- Develop and refine antiterrorism program guidance, policy and standards
- Determine resource allocation priorities and mitigate or eliminate terrorism-related vulnerabilities
- Act upon recommendations of the Antiterrorism Working Group and Threat Working Group
What is the purpose of the Antiterrorism Working Group (ATWG)?
- Assess requirements for physical security
- Recommend and develop policy
- Prepare planning documents
- Conduct criticality, vulnerability and risk assessments
What is the purpose of the Threat Working Group (TWG)?
- Identify foreign, domestic and local threats
- Inform the installation commanding officer (CO) of current threat trends in the area of responsibility
What is the purpose of the Mission Assurance Senior Steering Group (MA SSG)?
Advocacy, coordination and oversight to assist in both vertical and horizontal mission assurance alignment efforts on issues that cut across all DoD protection programs, including antiterrorism
What is the purpose of the Physical Security Officer?
Charged with management, implementation and direction of all physical security programs
What is the purpose of CI Support?
Provides valuable information on the capabilities, intentions and threats of adversaries
What is the purpose of the OPSEC Officer?
Responsible for developing countermeasures against potential threats to national security and other DoD assets
What positions/roles should be included in a Threat Working Group?
- Antiterrorism Officer
- CI Representative
- Law Enforcement Representative
- OPSEC officer
- Information Operations Representative
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Yield Explosives (CBRNE) Representative