The Complete Book of Home, Site and
Office Security
Selecting, Installing, and Troubleshooting Systems and Devices
Bill Phillips
This is a one-stop
resource for securing and protecting homes, businesses, and other
valuable property.
Written without technical jargon and packed
with at-a-glance charts, checklists, and illustrations as well as
sample contracts and agreements, this indispensable guide focuses on
choosing, installing, and troubleshooting security devices and
systems, and offers up practical advice on starting and running a
security consulting business.
Written by nationally known security expert
Bill Phillips, The Complete Book of Home, Site, and Office
Security is the only book that offers:
Detailed, expert answers on every major security issue, from
automobile theft prevention, to closed-circuit TV and video systems,
to safes and vaults, to terrorism threats
The best available advice and clear
instructions from a leading professional
Jargon-free language that anyone can follow and apply
Inside, you'll find step-by-step, illustrated instructions for
selecting, installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing
high-tech security systems and devices along with insider
information on locks and other protective equipment. The Complete
Book of Home, Site, and Office Security has it all.
Packed with useful features such as security surveys and checklists,
a registered professional locksmith (RPL) test, a registered
security professional (RSP) test, and lists of trade associations
and journals, Bill Phillips' The Complete Book of Home, Site, and
Office Security is a solid value—whether you're investing in a
career or merely your own peace of mind.
Hands-On Professional
Security
Access Control Systems
Alarm Systems
Apartment Security
Automating a Home
Automobile Security
Building a Security Business
Carjacking Prevention
Closed Circuit TV and Video
Computer Security
Crime Watches
Desk and Filing Cabinet Locks
Door Security and Vulnerabilities
Fence Security
High Rise Security
High-Security Locks
Home Invasion Prevention
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Home Safety and
Security
Jimmyproof Deadlocks
Key Control
Landscaping for Security
Lighting for Security
Locks and Locking Devices
Lock Installation
Lock Vulnerabilities
Office Security
Physical and Electronic Security
Safes and Vaults
Security Consulting
Smart Cards
Smart Homes
Terrorism Defenses
Windows and Skylights |
Contents:
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: History of Loss Prevention
Chapter 2: Strengthening Doors
Chapter 3: Exit Door Devices
Chapter 4: Securing Windows
Chapter 5: Lock Basics
Chapter 6: High-Security Mechanical Locks
Chapter 7: Electronic Locks
Chapter 8: Electromagnetic Locks
Chapter 9: Intruder Alarms and Home
Automation
Chapter 10: Access-Control Systems
Chapter 11: Safety and Security Lighting
Chapter 12: Closed-Circuit Television
Systems
Chapter 13: Safes and Vaults
Chapter 14: Automobile Security
Chapter 15: Home and Office Insurance
Chapter 16: Home and Office Security
Basics
Chapter 17: Neighborhood Crime Watches
Chapter 18: Computer Security
Chapter 19: Choosing and Using Security
Professionals
Chapter 20: Preventing and Surviving Home
Fires
Chapter 21: Terrorism
Chapter 22: Creating a Web Site
Appendix A: Registered Professional
Locksmith Test
Appendix B: Registered Security
Professional Test
Appendix C: Installing a Securitron
Mortise Glass Lock
Appendix D: Finish Codes
Appendix E: Trade Journals
Appendix F: Installing Securitron
Magnalock Devices
Glossary
Index
Biographical
note:
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 (the world’s best-selling locksmithing book)
is currently in its sixth edition. Mr. Phillips also wrote
McGraw-Hill's Locksmithing, part of the Craftmaster series,
The Complete Book of
Electronic Security, and The
Complete Book of Home, Site, and Office 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.
Softcover
309 Pages
7-3/8 x 9-1/4
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