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Cybersecurity Essentials
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Cybersecurity Essentials

by Charles J. Brooks, Christopher Grow, Philip Craig, Donald Short
October 2018
Beginner
784 pages
17h 34m
English
Sybex
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CHAPTER 3Understanding Video Surveillance Systems

Video surveillance systems—the second of the three basic types of subsystems introduced in Chapter 2—are important elements of most commercial security systems. Many organizations include visible cameras in their infrastructure security systems to inhibit unlawful activity and to record events that occur at the perimeter or key interior levels. In this chapter, you’ll learn to:

  • Identify strengths and weaknesses of different types of security and surveillance systems and devices
  • Select appropriate camera types when given specific scenarios

Video Surveillance Systems

Video surveillance systems are based on closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems. The name is derived from the type of the ...

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