CONTENTS

1 – Threats to Facilities
Security Systems • Facility Functions & Threats

2 – Risk Assessment
Understanding the Facility's Assets • Knowledge of the Assets • The Risk Assessment Team • Labor • Capital • Material • Knowledge • Threats • Local or Nearby Incidents in the Past • Potential for Future Incidents • Deterrence • Risk Rating or Evaluation • The Dynamic Nature of Risk • Resources

3 – Physical Separation: Fences, Barriers, Gates, Distance, Lighting
The First Line of Defense • Separation Distances • Barriers • Fence • Walls • Gates • Pedestrian Gates • Guardhouses

4 – Building Elements & Explosion Behavior
Types of Construction • Frame • Cladding • Roofing • Location • Explosions • Mixed Areas

5 – Openings in Buildings
Doors • Other Types of Personal Doors • Doors Other Than Personal Doors • Windows • Ventilation & Air Conditioning Openings • Miscellaneous Openings

6 – Access Hardware: Mechanical Locks, Latches, Keys
Locks & Latches • Situations for Locking & Unlocking • Types of Door Locksets • Keys & Cylinders • The Door Closer

7 – Electronic Access Hardware: Locks
Basic Electrical Principles • Electromagnetic Locks • Electric Strike • Electrified Builders' Hardware • Battery Operated Combination Locks

8 – Electronic Lock Control: Giving Users Access
Keypad • Card Readers • Intercom Systems • Biometric Credential Verification • Highest Level Security Systems • Metal Detector • Other Devices to Protect from Intruders

9 – Computerized Access Control
Database Options • Computers • Wiring for Door Signaling Systems • Control Stations

10 – Intrusion Detection: Preventing Unauthorized Access
Intrusion Detection Systems • Response Time • Sensors • Tamper Protection • Duress Alarms • Fence Sensors • Data Transmission • Automatic Communication • Switching from Access to Secure Mode

11 – Closed Circuit Television Systems: Who Is There & What Are They Doing?
Cameras • Monitors • Recorders • Multiplexers / Switchers • Internet Protocols

12 – Eavesdropping & Voyeurism & What to Do About It
Creating the Eavesdropping Detection Inspection Program • Average Cost of Inspection • Additional Tests • Final Report • Important Extras • Counterespionage Is Not a Do-It-Yourself Project

13 – Power Supply for Security System Devices
Single Line Diagram • Fire Alarm Systems • Main Power Supply • Emergency Power Supplies • Maintenance

14 – Guards & Guard Forces
Number & Function of Guards • Uniforms • Firearms • Vehicles • Guardhouses • Communications • Rounds • Logbooks • Pay • Subcontracting for Private Guards

15 – People: Personnel, Badges, Background Checks, Training, System Testing & Security Professional Certification

16 – Emergency Response
Emergency Response Plan • Response Team • Drills • Readiness

17 – Security Associations: Who Can You Turn To?

Bibliography, Glossary, Index