Physical Security Assessment Handbook: An Insiders Guide to Securing a Business [Paperback]

Introduction??1. ?The Process from 10,000 Feet??2. The Physical Threat Assessment??3. The Vulnerability Assessment??4. Analyzing the Data and System Design??5. Design, The Rest of the Story??6. Documenting the System Design??7. Presenting the Solutions??8. How to Buy Your New Security System??9. Prepare the Technical Specifications??10. Going Out for Bid??11. System Implementation

This title has been fully updated to provide a comprehensive guide to identifying man-made threats to an organization, determining the vulnerabilities to those threats, specifying security upgrades to mitigate those threats, and acquiring and implementing recommended solutions.

Physical Security Assessment Handbook: An Insiders Guide to Securing a Business, Second Edition has been fully updated to help you identify threats to your organization and be able to mitigate such threats. The techniques in this comprehensive book outline a step-by-step approach to:

• Identify threats to your assets
• Assess physical security vulnerabilities
• Design systems and processes that mitigate the threats
• Set a budget for your project and present it to company managers
• Acquire the products through competitive bidding
• Implement the recommended solutions

Each chapter walks you through a step in the assessment process, providing valuable insight and guidance. There are illustrations and checklists that help simplify the process and ensure that the right course is taken to secure your company. This book provides seasoned advice on the competitive bidding process as well as legal issues involved in facility security. After reading it, you will know how to assess your security needs, specify the right products, and oversee and manage the project and installation. It clÃ7