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  By Jeffrey W. Bennett, ISP, SAPPC Get your copy @ www.redbikepublishing.com If you are serious about advancing in your field, get security certification.  Taking practice tests is a great way to prepare for an exam. Successful students in grade school and college study using guides and exam preparation questions based on the test subject material. This same successful methodology can also help prepare for professional exams like ISP Certification and SPeD Certification. DSS has study material and tests available for those who enrol, NCMS has test study material as well. Practice tests augment certification exam preparation. Red Bike Publishing's Unofficial Study Guide features four complete test length practice exams based on NISPOM . It could help you pass the ISP and SPeD certification exams. We've updated our manual for NISPOM Change 2. Have a go at some new questions.  Try these questions to see how you do: 1.      A f...

This article continues the series covering the Self-Inspection Handbook For NISP Contractors and guidance found in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) Incorporating Change 2.     Contractors are required to be able to retrieve and dispose of classified information within a reasonable amount of time. The government owns it, so contractually, the contractor should turn it over upon request. An information management system will help with that task. Question: Is your Information Management System (IMS) capable of facilitating the retrieval and disposition of classified material as required? RESOURCE: ISL 2006-01 Information Management System under Industrial Security Letters at: http://www.cdse.edu/toolkits/fsos/safeguarding.html Answer: NISPOM 5-200. Policy. Contractors shall establish an information management system to protect and control the classified information in their possession. Contractors shall ensure that classi...