Flashcards: Security

The Codex Alimentarius (Latin for "Food Code") is a collection of internationally recognized standards, codes of practice, guidelines, and other recommendations relating to foods, food production, and food safety.

An Internet protocol camera, or IP camera, is a type of digital video camera commonly employed for surveillance, and which, unlike analog closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras, can send and receive data via a computer network and the Internet.

A police force is a constituted body of persons empowered by the state to enforce the law, protect property, and limit civil disorder.

Closed-circuit television (CCTV), also known as video surveillance, is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors.

Cyberbullying is the act of harming or harassing via information technology networks in a repeated and deliberate manner.

First aid is the assistance given to any person suffering a sudden illness or injury, with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, and/or promote recovery.

Information security, sometimes shortened to InfoSec, is the practice of defending information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, inspection, recording or destruction.

This article lists notable industrial disasters, which are disasters caused by industrial companies, either by accident, negligence or incompetence.

A crisis (from the Greek κρίσις - krisis; plural: "crises"; adjectival form: "critical") is any event that is, or is expected to lead to, an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual, group, community, or whole society.

g-force (with g from gravitational) is a measurement of the type of acceleration that causes weight.

("Certify" redirects here. For the horse, see Certify (horse).)("Certified" redirects here. For other uses, see Certified (disambiguation).) Certification refers to the confirmation of certain characteristics of an object, person, or organization.

Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger.

A distress signal or distress call is an internationally recognized means for obtaining help.

Biological hazards, also known as biohazards, refer to biological substances that pose a threat to the health of living organisms, primarily that of humans.

A lifeguard is a person who supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, or beach.

Mayday is an emergency procedure word used internationally as a distress signal in voice procedure radio communications.

A safe (also called a strongbox or coffer) is a secure lockable box used for securing valuable objects against theft and/or damage from fire.

Societal security is a concept developed by the Copenhagen School of security studies that refers to 'the ability of a society to persist in its essential character under changing conditions and possible or actual threats'.

A motorcade, or autocade, is a procession of vehicles.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act is the primary federal law which governs occupational health and safety in the private sector and federal government in the United States.

Backscatter X-ray is an advanced X-ray imaging technology.

A millimeter wave scanner is a whole-body imaging device used for detecting objects concealed underneath a person’s clothing using a form of electromagnetic radiation.

Microprinting is the production of recognizable patterns or characters on a printed medium at a scale which requires magnification to be read.

Motion detection is the process of detecting a change in the position of an object relative to its surroundings or a change in the surroundings relative to an object.

This is a list of operating systems with a sharp security focus.

A video management system, also known as video management software or a video management server, is a component of a security camera system that in general: * Collects video from cameras and other sources * Records / stores that video to a storage device * Provides an interface to both view the live video, and access recorded video A VMS can be the software component of a network video recorder and digital video recorder, though in general a VMS tends to be more sophisticated and provide more options and capabilities than a packaged NVR device.

(For other uses, see Tripwire (disambiguation).) A tripwire is a passive triggering mechanism.