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Title: Effective Physical Security by Lawrence Fennelly ISBN: 0-7506-9873-X Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Pub. Date: 19 December, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: Good introduction and reference to the subject
Comment: I'm not an expert in physical security--I like to think of myself in an expert in information security. An understanding of physical security topics is essential for an Infosec consultant, but consultants and CISSP test candidates looking for information on this subject don't really know where to turn.
This book was suggested to me by another CISSP and I found it useful. The book, which is really a set of essays by multiple authors, including Fennelly, is split into three sections: Design, Equipment, and Operations. It includes lengthy discussions of building construction, lighting and fencing, and far more about locks than I ever wanted to know. Many checklists on several different subject areas are included, although not all of the checklist items are necessarily explained somewhere in the book. Several very detailed glossaries are included, although they are unfortunately not listed in the table of contents or index.
The chapter "Electronic Access Control and System Integration" is good, but is lifted right out of another book I recommend, "The Book on Access Control," by Konicek and Little. The chapter "Physical Access Control for Computer Areas," taken from John M. Carroll's computer security text is excellent. I highly recommend the chapter "Approaches to Physical Security" by Gigliotti and Jason. Infosec professionals will feel at home with the discussion of threat analysis, planning, cost justification, and layering. Besides being a useful essay on physical security, there is a lot of value to the Infosec professional in learning how related disciplines approach similar problems.
Chapter 2, the author's 11-page essay on conducting security surveys, is not only a useful guide to that subject, but it also contains wise advice that should be helpful for a professional in any discipline: "Only when you have developed the ability to visualize the potential for criminal activity will you become an effective crime scene surveyor." Overall, the book seems pretty solid, so I'm putting it on my must-buy list for security practitioners.
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Title: Contemporary Security Management by John Fay ISBN: 0750672714 Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Pub. Date: 15 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $54.99 |
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Title: The Design and Evaluation of Physical Protection Systems by Mary Lynn Garcia ISBN: 0750673672 Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Pub. Date: 23 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $41.95 |
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Title: Risk Analysis and the Security Survey by James Broder ISBN: 0750670894 Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Pub. Date: 15 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $52.95 |
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Title: Introduction to Security by Robert Fischer ISBN: 0750698608 Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $52.95 |
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Title: Malicious Mobile Code: Virus Protection for Windows (O'Reilly Computer Security) by Roger A. Grimes ISBN: 156592682X Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: August, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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