The Home Security Handbook

Do you know what to do if you think someone is in your house? What if an unmarked car is trying to pull you over on a dark and lonely? Author Lynne Finch takes a comprehensive look at ways to improve your family’s immediate safety and methods for protecting them in the future. Finch covers a wide range of topics from temporary ways renters can make their home secure, to more permanent changes an owner can make. As well as travel tips for domestic and international travel, with suggestions as simple as how to use your luggage tags to not only make your bag distinct, but to be more security conscious. Through interviews with Law Enforcement officers, Finch provides advice on how to handle various social interactions that keeps you from becoming a victim. These safety suggestions are helpful to readers of all ages, and a must-read for those just going off to college. Learn how to keep your drink safe at a bar or club, and prevent your friend from becoming a target. As well as what to do if someone is following you home at night. Home Security Handbook is a well researched, thoughtful look at a serious subject that affects everyone live’s. Written in an approachable, conversational style, Finch provides informative tips that help prepare readers to deal with the most common safety concerns.

Is your home as secure as you think it is? You may discover after reading this book that your home is much more vulnerable to burglars and thieves than you assumed. It is a scary thought to think that while you are away, there is the potential that a thief is contemplating ways to break in to your home and steal your valuable belongings. However, there are free and economical ways to help keep your home safe, sound and secure from predators. In this easy to read, no nonsense handbook, you will learn the most effective home security measures that you can use immediately to protect you and your family. Chapters include: The Basics of Home Security Steps to Help Improve Your Home Security Ways to Prevent a Break in to Your Home Fit Locks to Help Make Your Home More Secure How to Make Your Windows More Secure Lights Are a Good Deterrent Some Simple Door Alarm Systems A Look at Wireless Security Cameras Choosing Wireless or Hard-Wired Home Security Products Home Safety Tips When Going on Vacation and more! You owe it to yourself and your loved ones to make your home as safe, sound and secure as possible. Take the first step by ordering your copy of the Home Security Handbook now!

Covers creating a home security plan, assessing local public safety agencies, planning a budget, alarm systems, home survellience, and protecting a car.

This book helps readers choose, buy and install security devices that are right for their home and budget. It helps homeowners evaluate their homes' security needs, identify and plug security leaks, and gives advice on hiring the right security firm. Step-by-step illustrations on replacing locks, securing windows, and more are also featured.

Home security is an essential part of owning a home. We all need to feel safe while we're at home as well as confident when we go out that burglars cannot get in. However, many homes are surprisingly easy to break into and in many cases burglars don't even have to use force. There is a huge amount that householders could do to keep their homes secure. This highly informative and practical book shows you how to protect your home and possessions without having to spend a fortune on elaborate security systems. The book starts with a chapter on what makes crime happen and the principles of crime prevention. The chapters that follow deal with boundaries, access, door and window security, garden security, lighting for both house and garden and electronic systems. A chapter on defensive plants explains how planting a dense, thorny hedge is a good way to deter intruders.

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Des Conway has over 20 years security experience, which combines police service with commercial security consultancy. He is experienced in undertaking security reviews of domestic and commercial properties, delivering reports highlighting vulnerabilities, and recommending simple, affordable and achievable countermeasures.

Despite the increase of high-profile hacks, record-breaking data leaks, and ransomware attacks, many organizations don’t have the budget to establish or outsource an information security (InfoSec) program, forcing them to learn on the job. For companies obliged to improvise, this pragmatic guide provides a security-101 handbook with steps, tools, processes, and ideas to help you drive maximum-security improvement at little or no cost. Each chapter in this book provides step-by-step instructions for dealing with a specific issue, including breaches and disasters, compliance, network infrastructure and password management, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing, among others. Network engineers, system administrators, and security professionals will learn tools and techniques to help improve security in sensible, manageable chunks. Learn fundamentals of starting or redesigning an InfoSec program Create a base set of policies, standards, and procedures Plan and design incident response, disaster recovery, compliance, and physical security Bolster Microsoft and Unix systems, network infrastructure, and password management Use segmentation practices and designs to compartmentalize your network Explore automated process and tools for vulnerability management Securely develop code to reduce exploitable errors Understand basic penetration testing concepts through purple teaming Delve into IDS, IPS, SOC, logging, and monitoring