The Complete Book of Home, Site and Office Security

Selecting, Installing and Troubleshooting Systems and Devices
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-07-146744-5
Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC

Buch, Englisch, 309 Seiten, Format (B × H): 185 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 576 g

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This is a one-stop resource for securing and protecting homes,businesses, and valuable property. Written without technicaljargon, this guide focuses on choosing, installing, andtroubleshooting security devices and systems and offers insideradvice on starting and running a security consulting business.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Phillips, Bill

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Gebäudesicherheit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: History of Loss PreventionChapter 2: Strengthening DoorsChapter 3: Exit Door DevicesChapter 4: Securing WindowsChapter 5: Lock BasicsChapter 6: High-Security Mechanical LocksChapter 7: Electronic LocksChapter 8: Electromagnetic LocksChapter 9: Intruder Alarms and Home AutomationChapter 10: Access-Control SystemsChapter 11: Safety and Security LightingChapter 12: Closed-Circuit Television SystemsChapter 13: Safes and VaultsChapter 14: Automobile SecurityChapter 15: Home and Office InsuranceChapter 16: Home and Office Security BasicsChapter 17: Neighborhood Crime WatchesChapter 18: Computer SecurityChapter 19: Choosing and Using Security ProfessionalsChapter 20: Preventing and Surviving Home FiresChapter 21: TerrorismChapter 22: Creating a Web SiteAppendix A: Registered Professional Locksmith TestAppendix B: Registered Security Professional TestAppendix C: Installing a Securitron Mortise Glass LockAppendix D: Finish CodesAppendix E: Trade JournalsAppendix F: Installing Securitron Magnalock DevicesGlossaryIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Phillips, Bill
Bill Phillips (Erie, PA) is a licensed locksmith and author of several books on security, including McGraw-Hill's Lockmithing.

Bill Phillips is president of the International Association of Home Safety and Security Professionals. He is also the most successful author of security books ever. His best-selling The Complete Book of Locks and Locksmithing is currently in its sixth edition. Mr. Phillips also wrote McGraw-Hill's Locksmithing, part of the Craftmaster series, and The Complete Book of Electronic Security, also from McGraw-Hill. He is the author of the "Lock" article in the 1998 to 2006 editions of the World Book Encyclopedia, and has written hundreds of security-related articles for professional and general-circulation periodicals, including Keynotes, Home Mechanix (security editor), Locksmith Ledger International (contributing editor), Los Angeles Times, Consumers Digest, The National Locksmith (contributing writer), Safe and Vault Technology, Security Dealer, and many others.