Terrorist Risk in Urban Outdoor Built Environment
Author : Gabriele Bernardini
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 28,36 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 9819769655
Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK
Author : Adam Gordon
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1283 pages
File Size : 12,98 MB
Release : 2015-04-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1482262762
Book Description
As a result of a rigorous, methodical process that (ISC) follows to routinely update its credential exams, it has announced that enhancements will be made to both the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) credential, beginning April 15, 2015. (ISC) conducts this process on a regular basis to ensure that the examinations and
Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK - Fourth Edition
Author : Adam Gordon
Publisher : (ISC)2 Press
Page : 1511 pages
File Size : 28,49 MB
Release : 2015-03-11
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1939572061
Book Description
As an information security professional, it is essential to stay current on the latest advances in technology and the effluence of security threats. Candidates for the CISSP® certification need to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the eight domains of the CISSP Common Body of Knowledge (CBK®), along with the ability to apply this indepth knowledge to daily practices. Recognized as one of the best tools available for security professionals, specifically for the candidate who is striving to become a CISSP, the Official (ISC)²® Guide to the CISSP® CBK®, Fourth Edition is both up-to-date and relevant. Reflecting the significant changes in the CISSP CBK, this book provides a comprehensive guide to the eight domains. Numerous illustrated examples and practical exercises are included in this book to demonstrate concepts and real-life scenarios. Endorsed by (ISC)² and compiled and reviewed by CISSPs and industry luminaries around the world, this textbook provides unrivaled preparation for the certification exam and is a reference that will serve you well into your career. Earning your CISSP is a respected achievement that validates your knowledge, skills, and experience in building and managing the security posture of your organization and provides you with membership to an elite network of professionals worldwide.
Homeland Security
Author : Charles P. Nemeth
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 703 pages
File Size : 29,57 MB
Release : 2021-12-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1000407810
Book Description
• Provides the latest organizational changes, restructures, and policy developments in DHS • Outlines the role of multi-jurisdictional agencies—this includes stakeholders at all levels of government relative to the various intelligence community, law enforcement, emergency managers, and private sector agencies • Presents a balanced approach to the challenges the federal and state government agencies are faced with in emergency planning and preparedness, countering terrorism, and critical infrastructure protection • Includes full regulatory and oversight legislation passed since the last edition, as well as updates on the global terrorism landscape and prominent terrorist incidents, both domestic and international • Highlights emerging, oftentimes controversial, topics such as the use of drones, border security and immigration, surveillance technologies, and pandemic planning and response • Each chapter contains extensive pedagogy including learning objectives, sidebar boxes, chapter summaries, end of chapter questions, Web links, and references for ease in comprehension
Risk Management in Civil Infrastructure
Author : Mohammed M. Ettouney
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 734 pages
File Size : 34,56 MB
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1315356376
Book Description
This book presents several original theories for risk, including Theory of Risk Monitoring, and Theory of Risk Acceptance, in addition to several analytical models for computing relative and absolute risk. The book discusses risk limit, states of risk, and the emerging concept of risk monitoring. The interrelationships between risk and resilience are also highlighted in an objective manner. The book includes several practical case studies showing how risk management and its components can be used to enhance performance of infrastructures at reasonable costs.
Introduction to Homeland Security: Policy, Organization, and Administration
Author : Willard M. Oliver
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 31,10 MB
Release : 2019-09-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 1284154637
Book Description
Suitable for undergraduate students entering the field of Homeland Security, and for Criminal Justice students studying their role in a post-9/11 world, Introduction to Homeland Security is a comprehensive but accessible text designed for students seeking a thorough overview of the policies, administrations, and organizations that fall under Homeland Security. It grounds students in the basic issues of homeland security, the history and context of the field, and what the future of the field might hold. Students will come away with a solid understanding of the central issues surrounding Homeland Security, including policy concepts as well as political and legal responses to Homeland Security.
Government Facilities Protection and Homeland Security
Author : Frank R. Spellman
Publisher : Bernan Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 12,56 MB
Release : 2017-12-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1598889362
Book Description
The eighth of a new, well-received, and highly acclaimed series on critical infrastructure and homeland security, Government Facilities Protection and Homeland Security is a reference source that is designed to serve and advise project designers, engineers, security specialists, managers, building and grounds superintendents, and/or supervisors and responsible-managers-in-charge. It is intended help employers and employees handle security threats they must be prepared to meet on a daily basis. In the post-September 11 world, the possibility of threats to government buildings, military installations, embassies, and national monuments is very real. Thus, the need is clear and so is the format and guidelines presented in this text to improve protection and resilience of all government facilities. This book describes the sector-wide process required to identify and prioritize assets, assess risk in the sector, implement protective programs and resilience strategies, and measure their effectives.
Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards: Supporting Documentation
Author :
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 33,42 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780160926754
Book Description
The Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) handbook can be used by trained personnel to identify, inventory, and screen buildings that are potentially seismically vulnerable. The RVS procedure comprises a method and several forms that help users to quickly identify, inventory, and score buildings according to their risk of collapse if hit by major earthquakes. The RVS handbook describes how to identify the structural type and key weakness characteristics, how to complete the screening forms, and how to manage a successful RVS program.
Safety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures
Author : George Deodatis
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 5732 pages
File Size : 36,57 MB
Release : 2014-02-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1315884887
Book Description
Safety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures contains the plenary lectures and papers presented at the 11th International Conference on STRUCTURAL SAFETY AND RELIABILITY (ICOSSAR2013, New York, NY, USA, 16-20 June 2013). This set of a book of abstracts and searchable, full paper USBdevice is must-have literature for researchers and practitioners involved with safety, reliability, risk and life-cycle performance of structures and infrastructures.
Multihazard Considerations in Civil Infrastructure
Author : Mohammed M. Ettouney
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 14,3 MB
Release : 2016-11-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1315356384
Book Description
This book explains and presents the need for Multihazard Consideration (MH) in the management of civil infrastructure, what constitutes MH, and how to address MH in design and analysis. A generalized theory of MH will serve as the basis of the objective treatment of this volume. Use of MH in bridge management (inspection, maintenance, rehabilitation, and replacement) will serve as the basis for several examples, and numerous case studies will be presented throughout.
