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Glossary: C

C-CERT: Acronym for Campus Community Emergency Response Team.
CAP: Acronym for Common Alerting Protocol.
CBRNE: Acronym for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives. …
CCTV: Acronym for Closed-circuit Television.
CERT: Acronym for Community Emergency Response Team.
CMAS: Acronym for Commercial Mobile Alert System.
COG: Acronym for Collaborative Operating Group.
CP-01: A design specification for security system control panels and their associated arming and disarming devices to reduce false alarms. …
CPP: Acronym for Certified Protection Professional.
CPTED: Acronym for Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design.
CS-AUD-01-2012: The identifier for Audio Verification and Notification Procedures. …
CS-V-01: The identifier for Alarm Verification and Notification Procedures published by the CSAA Standards Committee in 2004. …
CS-V-02-2012: The identifier for Video Verification Procedures for Burglar Alarms. …
CSA: Acronym for Campus Security Authorities.
CSAA: Acronym for the Central Station Alarm Association.
CSO: Acronym for Chief Security Officer.
Campus Community Emergency Response Team: The campus version of CERT, volunteers take classes that include Terrorism, Disaster Psychology, Medical Operations, Fire Fighting, Search & Rescue, and more.
Campus Security Authorities: In the context of the Clery Act, a crime is considered reported when it is brought to the attention of a CSA or local police by a victim. …
Central Station: Sometimes called an Alarm Monitoring Center, Central Station refers to a service company that monitors burglar, fire and residential alarm systems. …
Central Station Alarm Association: A trade association representing the interests of Central Station service providers with a goal of false alarm reduction.
Certified Protection Professional: A board certification by ASIS, the CPP credential shows the recipient has demonstrable proof of knowledge and management skills in eight key domains of security. …
Chief Security Officer: The most senior security official in an organization. …
Choke Point: A portal or area through which traffic must pass. …
Clerestory: A type of window that is above eye-level. …
Clery Act: The 1990 Student Right-To-Know and Campus Security Act. …
Closed-circuit Television: Fixed video cameras that transmit to monitors in a single place. …
Collaborative Operating Group: A federal, state, local, tribal or territorial alerting authority with authorization to use FEMA's IPAWS system. …
Columbine: A high school massacre in Colorado on April 20th, 1999. …
Commercial Mobile Alert System: A partnership between FEMA, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and wireless carriers, CMAS is the system interface to the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) service to enhance public safety.
Common Alerting Protocol: A global XML standard for disseminating alert messages.
Community Emergency Response Team: Volunteer emergency workers who have received specific training in basic disaster response skills to supplement existing emergency responders. …
Contract Security: The proper term for "security guard company," which is less in favor. …
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design: A theory that certain design principles can create a climate of safety in a physical location. …