Definition
An Intruder Detection System (IDS) is an automated technology designed and implemented to detect and communicate the presence of a person or object in a designated zone. IDS provides the detection element in a security system which holistically deters, detects, delays, and responds.
Introduction
Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) have become a protection norm in both domestic and commercial premises, driven by cost reductions, a user-pay approach to security, and an increased perceived need (Brooks 2014). Such a need is driven in part by burglary risks, a “high-volume crime that impacts upon the well-being of the general public” (Mawby 2007). While no IDS can physically prevent a theft, they do notify of such activity. As a result, IDS have become a common method of protection. Therefore, this entry introduces IDS, its principle and geometry of detection, taxonomies of sensing detectors, and applied levels of protection.
What Is an Intrusion Detection System?
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Further Reading
Brooks, D. J. (2014). Intrusion detection systems in the protection of assets. In M. Gill (Ed.), The handbook of security (2nd ed., pp. 683–704). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Garcia, M. L. (2008). The design and evaluation of physical protection systems (2nd ed.). Burlington: Butterworth-Heinemann.
Smith, C. L., & Brooks, D. J. (2013). Chapter 6 detection systems. In Security science: The theory and practice of security (pp. 129–152). Burlington: Butterworth-Heinemann.
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Brooks, D.J., Coole, M. (2019). Intrusion Detection Systems. In: Shapiro, L., Maras, MH. (eds) Encyclopedia of Security and Emergency Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69891-5_161-1
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