Introduction to Security, Seventh Edition

✍ Scribed by Robert Fischer

• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 495
• Edition: 7
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Introduction to Security, Seventh Edition is a complete revision of the classic text. This edition presents the latest in security issues from security equipment and design theory to security management practice and has been reorganized to reflect the industry changes since the 9-11-01 World Trade Center attacks. It begins with a new chapter on the movement of Homeland Security in the United States and includes new coverage throughout the book of terrorism as it relates to: cargo and travel security, potential areas of attack and target hardening techniques, and the use of current technologies to combat new threats. Traditional physical and guard security is covered in addition to the advances in the electronic and computer security areas including biometric security, access control, CCTV surveillance advances, as well as the growing computer security issues of identity theft and computer fraud.The Seventh Edition provides the most comprehensive breakdown of security issues for the student while detailing the latest trends, legislation, and technology to interest experienced security professionals alike. * Examines the attacks of September 11th, 2001 and the lasting impact on the security industry Expanded figures and photographs support new coverage of emerging security issues Recommended reading for the American Society for Industrial Security's (ASIS) Certified Protection Professional (CPP) and Physical Security Professional (PSP) exams

✦ Table of Contents

Table of Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 14
Acknowledgments......Page 16
1. Homeland Security-- Changing the Emphasis on Security in the United States......Page 20
2. Origins and Development of Security......Page 38
3. Defining Security's Role......Page 54
4. The Proprietary Security Organization......Page 72
5. Career Opportunities in Loss Prevention......Page 92
6. Security Education, Training, Certification, and Regulation......Page 106
7. Security and the Law......Page 120
8. Risk Analysis and the Security Survey......Page 146
9. The Outer Defenses: Building and Perimeter Protection......Page 164
10. Interior and Exterior Security Concerns......Page 184
11. The Inner Defenses: Intrusion and Access Control......Page 210
12. Fire Protection, Safety, and Emergency Planning......Page 232
13. Insurance......Page 258
14. Internal Theft Controls......Page 270
15. Personnel Policies for Internal Security......Page 290
16. Transportation/Cargo Security......Page 314
17. Workplace Violence: Prevention and Intervention......Page 336
18. Drugs in the Workplace......Page 350
19. Retail Security......Page 362
20. Terrorism and Other Tools of Destruction......Page 386
21. Computer and Information Security......Page 416
22. Specific Security Threats......Page 444
23. Security: Its Problems, Its Future......Page 460
Appendix A: Security Journals, Magazines, and Newsletters......Page 470
Appendix B: World Wide Web Sites......Page 472
Appendix C: Security Surveys......Page 474
Index......Page 482