Asset Protection through Security Awareness

6 Interdepartmental Security

DOI: 10.1201/b11355-6

No employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter how great his ability or capital. Business today is more than ever a question of cooperation.

Orison Swett Marden

Interdepartmental Security

Every department within an organization has a role to play in creating a security-aware environment (see Figure 6.1). This chapter illustrates these roles using a manufacturing company model. Arguably, a manufacturing-based organization includes every category of department, including accounting, human resources, manufacturing, engineering and administrative personnel, and others. Collectively, the departments within an organization work to provide greater contributions ...