Special Program Security Certification

The Special Program Security Certification (SPSC) is ideal for personnel who will be or are already performing Security Officer functions for and/or on behalf of the Department of Defense Special Access Programs. Candidates must be conferred the Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC).

The SPSC assesses foundational knowledge in the following competencies:

• Information Assurance
• Information Security/Classification Markings
• Personnel Security
• Physical Security
• Program Security
• Risk Management
• SAP Security

In my case, failing the SPSC assessment was a good thing. Working in a Special Access Program, we are often stove piped, but the SPSC helped me identify where I was weak, what I needed to review, and compelled me to go out and get the information I needed for self-study.