Test Setup
Each full practice exam randomly selects 110 questions from the 545-question bank and shuffles answer choices.
545
Original questions in the SFPC pool.
110
Default randomized test length.
16
Security fundamentals source areas.
85%
Recommended practice target before scheduling the real assessment.
SPēD Enterprise Certifications
Certification progression and related credentials within the SPēD program.
Question database replaced: The previous database was removed and replaced with 260 questions from the uploaded New and Improved Questions document.
Combined questions added: Added 93 questions from the uploaded combined questions document to the current question bank.
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SFPC Area of Expertise
The SFPC assessment measures your breadth of knowledge. Although your current work may primarily be in one of the core security disciplines (i.e., information, personnel, physical, industrial, or general security), the results of the practice analysis performed by DoD demonstrates the importance of having awareness and a fundamental body of knowledge across the core security disciplines and the ability to apply foundational security concepts, principles, and practices.
The Areas of Expertise specified in the following charts were identified during the practice analysis as critical domains that should be addressed by the SFPC assessment.
| Area of Expertise | Exam Weight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Security | 28% | ||
| Information Security Program | Classification Markings | ||
| Information Protection Principles | Marking Procedures | ||
| Classification Concepts | Policies and Procedures for Handling Special Types of Information | ||
| Classification Duration | Downgrading and Upgrading Classified Information | ||
| Derivative Classification Concepts | Safeguarding | ||
| Special Classification Considerations | Storage, Disposition, and Destruction | ||
| Declassification Concepts | Transmission and Transportation | ||
| Controlled Unclassified Information | Security Incidents | ||
| Release of Classified Material to Foreign Persons | Cyber and Information Security Concepts | ||
| Personnel Security | 25% | ||
| Personnel Security Concepts and Principles | Personnel Security Investigations | ||
| Position Sensitivity Designations | Personnel Security Investigative Requirements | ||
| Special Personnel Security Clearance Requirements | Adjudication | ||
| Unfavorable Administrative Actions | Safeguarding Personnel Records | ||
| Physical Security | 12% | ||
| Physical Security Concepts | Physical Security Concepts for Storage of Classified Information | ||
| Facility Access Control | Site Design Strategies | ||
| Protective Barriers | Site Lighting | ||
| Key, Combinations, and Lock Control | Security System Devices | ||
| Antiterrorism (AT) Concepts and Principles | Law Enforcement (LE) Concepts and Principles | ||
| Search and Seizure | |||
| Industrial Security | 13% | ||
| Contracts and Contract Administration | Industrial Security Concepts | ||
| Personnel and Facility Security Clearance Under the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) | Visits and Meetings | ||
| General Security | 22% | ||
| Counterintelligence (CI) | Inspections and Assessments | ||
| Operations Security (OPSEC) Concepts | Protected Information Categories | ||
| OPSEC Threat Analysis, Indicators, and Measures | Research and Technology Protection Concepts | ||
| Insider Threat Concepts and Principles | Special Access Program (SAP) Concepts | ||
| Risk Management Framework (RMF) | Basic Security Forms | ||
| Information Technology (IT) / Information Security (IS) | Security Briefings | ||
| Security Functionality and Controls | |||
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