The Conundrum of Security

If people realized the importance of security, it would be much cheaper, easier, and safer in the retail industry (and others). If a company would just hire a security management company at the beginning, they would not have to worry so much about internal or external theft, break-ins, etc.

Excerpts from The Conundrum of Security
By Jon C. Paul, CPP
The Security Consultant Blog - October 26, 2010

"Here is a question for the ages: Why is it that - by and large - security has not been seen as widely accepted and embraced into corporate culture as virtually every other business operation discipline?

While usually not analyzed as I will try to do, there is really very little difference between the security function and other operational disciplines. Consider:

* If money is spent ($ cost) to protect an asset and the asset is preserved, the full value of the asset is realized ($ retained + $ profit gained).
* If no money is spent ($ savings) to protect an asset and the asset is lost ($ value loss + $ profit loss) the asset needs to be replaced ($ cost), and then security will probably be added ($ cost) to protect the asset so it is not lost again.

So doesn't providing proactive security actually save money in the long run and allow the setting by which profit can be gained?"

GENIUS!