Effective Physical Security 4th Edition

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Effective Physical Security, Fourth Edition is a best-practices compendium that details the essential elements to physical security protection. The book contains completely updated sections that have been carefully selected from the authors’ work that set the standard: Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention, Fifth Edition. Designed for easy reference, Effective Physical Security contains important coverage of environmental design, security surveys, locks, lighting, and CCTV as well as new chapters covering the latest in the ISO standards for Risk Assessment and Risk Management, physical security planning, network systems infrastructure, and environmental design. This new edition continues to serve as a valuable reference for experienced security practitioners as well as students in undergraduate and graduate security programs. Effective Physical Security Copyright Acknowledgments Foreword 1 - Influence of Physical Design 2 - Introduction to Vulnerability Assessment* 3 - Security Surveys and the Audit 4 - Approaches to Physical Security* 5 - Protective Barriers 6 - Physical Barriers* 7 - Use of Locks in Physical Crime Prevention* Lock Terminology and Components 8 - Safes, Vaults, and Accessories 9 - Security Lighting 10 - Alarms: Intrusion Detection Systems* 11 - Video Technology Overview* 12 - Biometrics Characteristics 13 - Access Control and Badges 14 - Fence Standards Recommendations 15 - Stages of Fire 16 - Standards, Regulations, and Guidelines: Compliance and Your Security Program, Including Global Resources 17 - Information Technology Systems Infrastructure* 18 - Security Officers and Equipment Monitoring 19 - Glass and Windows 20 - Doors 21 - Physical Security* 22 - Fiber Optics and Robots Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Z