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Transportation protection and homeland security / Frank R. Spellman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Spellman, Frank R., author.
- Series:
- Critical infrastructure and Homeland Security Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Transportation--Security measures--United States.
- Transportation.
- Terrorism--United States--Prevention.
- Terrorism.
- Civil defense--United States.
- Civil defense.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (331 pages) : illustrations (some color).
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Bernan Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- "In Transportation Protection and Homeland Security, Frank Spellman--the author of over 100 books on safety, occupational health, and natural and environmental sciences--examines the state of our transportation protection readiness"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Natural versus intentional disasters
- References and recommended reading
- The language of transportation: Terms and units of measurement
- Key terms
- Units of transportation measurement
- Cross-sector dependencies
- The transportation sector: Transportation sector profile goals
- Transportation system sector modes
- Aviation transportation mode: an overview
- Maritime transportation mode: an overview
- Mass transit and passenger rail: an overview
- Highway infrastructure & motor carrier mode: an overview
- Freight rail mode: an overview
- Pipeline mode: an overview
- Postal and shipping mode: an overview
- The calculus and language of terrorism: Genesis of modern day terrorism
- Assess + guess = prevention + resilience
- Vocabulary of hate
- Bridge and tunnel security: Bridges and tunnels: attractive targets
- Bridges and tunnels prioritization, risk assessment and threats
- Bridges and their critical components
- Tunnel vulnerability
- Bridge and tunnel mitigation, control and retrofit measures
- Vulnerability assessment: Introduction
- Vulnerability
- Insider threat vulnerability
- Vulnerability assessment (VA)
- Vulnerability assessment methodology
- Vulnerability assessment procedures
- Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA):
- The transportation sector and cyberspace
- What is SCADA?
- SCADA systems used in pipeline operations
- SCADA vulnerabilities
- Examples of SCADA accidents
- Steps to improve SCADA security
- Preparation: when is enough, enough?: Introduction
- Threats and incidents
- Security techniques and hardware: Build a fence around it
- Security hardware devices
- Petrochemical and waste monitoring devices
- Communication integration
- Cyber protection devices
- References and recommended reading.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-59888-923-0
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