6Security Is Treated as a Business Issue
Available Business Models
Introduction
In his critique of security, Mark Neocleous [1] suggests that practitioners see security as being a good thing under all circumstances, and that they hold a corresponding belief that security must always be “maximised”. That is, there is no such thing as an optimal level of security. You can always have more. In my experience, that’s a fair summary of the thinking across much of the industry. It reflects the idea that security exists outside the business environment.
And yet, if I had a penny for every time I’ve been told by security practitioners that security is a business issue, well… I’d probably have about £3.50. What does it ...
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