Electronic Security Systems (eBook)

A Manager's Guide to Evaluating and Selecting System Solutions

Robert Pearson (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2011 | 1. Auflage
384 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-049470-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Electronic Security Systems is a book written to help the security professional understand the various electronic security functional components and the ways these components interconnect. Providing a holistic approach to solving security issues, this book discusses such topics as integrating electronic functions, developing a system, component philosophy, possible long-term issues, and the culture within a corporation. The book uses a corporate environment as its example, however, the basic issues can be applied to virtually any environment.

For a security professional to be effective, he or she needs to understand the electronics as they are integrated into a total security system. Electronic Security Systems allows the professional to do just that, and is an invaluable addition to any security library.

* Provides a well-written and concise overview of electronic security systems and their functions
* Takes a holistic approach by focusing on the integration of different aspects of electronic security systems
* Includes a collection of practical experiences, solutions, and an approach to solving technical problems

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Electronic Security Systems: A Manager’s Guide to Evaluating and Selecting System Solutions 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 6
Preface 8
Acknowledgments 12
Chapter 1. Electronic Access Control 14
Chapter 2. Badge Making 32
Chapter 3. Biometrics 50
Chapter 4. Electronic Alarm Systems 66
Chapter 5. Fire Systems 86
Chapter 6. Exterior and Interior Security Sensors 108
Chapter 7. Closed Circuit Television 124
Chapter 8. Wireless 146
Chapter 9. Intercoms and Controls 162
Chapter 10. Security Control Center 176
Chapter 11. Database Management 192
Chapter 12. System Configuration Control 206
Chapter 13. Process Automation 222
Chapter 14. Building Automation 234
Chapter 15. Integration 246
Chapter 16. Consolidation 262
Chapter 17. Maintenance and Testing 276
Chapter 18. Security Design Process 290
Chapter 19. Special Compliance 304
Chapter 20. Trends 316
Appendix A. Pros and Cons of a Consolidated Database 326
Appendix B. Security Audit 336
Appendix C. Integration Tips 342
Appendix D. Technical Security Job Grades 350
Appendix E. Interviewing 360
Index 368
About the Author 382

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.4.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Netzwerke ► Sicherheit / Firewall
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bauwesen
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• ISBN-10: 0-08-049470-6 / 0080494706
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-049470-8 / 9780080494708