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Transportation protection and homeland security /

"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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Spellman, Frank R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Bernan Press, [2017]
Colección:Critical Infrastructure And Homeland Security
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • References and recommended reading
  • 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
  • References and recommended reading
  • The calculus and language of terrorism: Genesis of modern day terrorism
  • Assess + guess = prevention + resilience
  • Vocabulary of hate
  • References and recommended reading
  • 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
  • References and recommended reading
  • Vulnerability assessment: Introduction
  • Vulnerability
  • Insider threat vulnerability
  • Vulnerability assessment (VA)
  • Vulnerability assessment methodology
  • Vulnerability assessment procedures
  • References and recommended reading
  • 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
  • References and recommended reading
  • Preparation: when is enough, enough?: Introduction
  • Threats and incidents
  • References and recommended reading
  • 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.