Personal and Home Security books, technical guides and reports

RFID and Contactless Smart Card Applications

Development within RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) is expanding rapidly with applications ranging from secure Internet payment systems to industrial automation, access control and supply chain management. This text provides an accessible, up-to-date introduction to the design and creation of RFID tags and contactless smart card applications. Throughout, practical examples support fundamental theories and equations, to help the reader gain a fuller understanding of the production of a contactless system. This book guides the reader through the basics of RFID, the design and production of a contactless application, antennae technology, electronics, and tools and methods of measurement. It explains in detail real-world examples such as the smart label, the ISO 15693 vicinity card and information on conformity with ISO standards and regulations. Presenting a realistic and professional view of RFID and contactless technology, this book is ideal for practising electronics and computer engineers working in auto ID, and on the design of RFID products and new security systems. Also useful for graduate students and researchers in electronics and industrial engineering design.

Biometric Systems

This book provides practitioners with an overview of the principles and methods needed to build reliable biometric systems. It covers 3 main topics: key biometric technologies, testing & management issues, and the legal and system considerations of biometric systems for personal verification/identification. It focuses on the 4 most widely used technologies - speech, fingerprint, iris & face recognition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCTV: Networking and Digital Technology

Closed circuit television (CCTV) is experiencing a leap in technology using digital techniques and the Internet. The new edition of this high-level professional reference includes details of CCD cameras, lenses, coaxial cables, fiber-optics, and system design, and covers all video compression techniques used in the ever increasing assortment of digital video recorders (DVRs) available on the market today. It also serves to clarify the technology of data networking. The theoretical section explains the various compression techniques, such as MPEG-1, MPEG-2, JPEG, Wavelet, H.261/263, JPEG-2000, MPEG-4, etc. Networking is also a new and unknown area for many CCTV installers and this is explained in a brand new section. The challenge of selecting the right system from such a wide variety of new technologies available in CCTV has been compounded by the advent of DVRs. This new edition of the book CCTV demystifies DVR technology.

Guide to Security System Design and Equipment Selection and Installation

A Guide to Security System Design and Equipment Selection and Installation, 2ed is the first comprehensive reference for electronic security systems. In eight chapters, it guides the reader through selection, installation, testing, and maintenance of security equipment in 35 categories, from interior and exterior sensors to security systems. Each device explained in this book is broken down into sections covering its principles of operation, uses, applications, equipment types, and advantages and disadvantages. This important reference outlines the data objectively, enabling the reader to independently make informed judgments about competing bids or proposals, compile a brief, and design or maintain a security system.

Health and Safety at Work

"Introduction to Health and Safety at Work" has been developed for the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health, accredited by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, and closely matches the syllabus. The successful first edition has also found ready acceptance for other NVQ level 3 and 4 courses in Health and Safety. As an introduction to all areas of occupational safety and health the book will also be useful to managers and directors with health and safety responsibilities and safety representatives. It covers the essential elements of health and safety management, the legal framework, risk assessment and control standards.

 

 

 

 

Develop an ISO 27001/BS7799-compliant Information Security Management System

The hardest, most exhausting part of achieving BS7799 certification is the documentation of the Information Security Management System (the ISMS). The risk assessment, the selection of controls, the implementation of security improvements, these look hard but, in comparison, they’re quite straightforward. The standard itself is a slim 34 pages, including index, front page and so on, but the documentation necessary to create a conforming system can, particularly in more complex businesses, push up toward a thousand pages. Then there's the "how to do it" issue. If you've never built a quality system - or an ISMS - before, there's a lot of learning (some of it by costly trial and error) before you get the documentation formula and process working effectively.

That's why many organizations turn to outside consultants. But consultants are expensive and don't necessarily leave an organization owning the ISMS. The logical alternative, therefore, is to buy a set of model pre-written policies and procedures.The ISMS Documentation Toolkit is a unique product, costing less than a day of a consultant's time and packaged with 12 months of online drafting support and advice. It makes it easier for organizations of all sizes, anywhere in the world, to succeed with a ISMS project. The ISO 27001 / BS7799 ISMS Documentation Toolkit is a CD-Rom with nearly 400 densely packed pages of fit-for-purpose policies and procedures. This version of the ISMS (v2) tookit contains: a model Information Security Policy, a model Statement of Applicability, a pre-written Information Security Manual, a Business Continuity Plan, a Service Level Agreement Template, 400 pages of fit-for-purpose information, 110 pre-written policies, procedures, templates and guidance, Implementation manager, Enterprise security assessment tool, Gap analysis/7799 Audit tool, 'What is BS7799/ISO17799?' (project staff training slides), PDCA and documentation pyramid presentation, Unique drafting support service, 12 months of automatic updates.

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