In an “Age of Terror” Security – tailored to needs

In a world of instability due to military conflicts, global terrorism and constantly rising crime-rates, the need for professional security, based on real life field experience, increases significantly.

The days when your local security-system installer automatically became your security consultant (by the mere fact of being an electronic equipment vendor) are over. So are the days when no attention was paid to the actual field-experience of this kind of consultant, let alone, the conflict of interest involved, as the installer’s primary concern is to fill your sites with costly equipment regardless of cost efficiency considerations, feasibility of threats or the MMI (man, machine interface – the effective interaction between security personnel and respective mechanized systems).

Entire security systems, were designed, based on the mentality and collaboration of law abiding citizens, so one shouldn’t wonder that they completely failed when encountered with criminal, terrorist’s or just erratic actions.

The ever growing phenomena of IT based crime (Embezzlement, Industrial espionage, Identity theft / “Phishing”, system intrusion and sabotage) that has cropped dozens of billions of US$ (per year) in recent years and that in the US only, confronts the security industry with another huge challenge.

Dealing with that kind of challenges requires the ability to put to use state of the art technologies in symbiosis with advanced physical security techniques / tactics and targeted awareness-programs for IT professionals as well as for laymen system-users.

The old IT security approach that FW (Fire Walls), AV (Anti Virus), IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems) or IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) will keep our IT systems and networks out of harms way, assuming that all ailments and threats originate from outside (Hackers, criminals etc.), has also become obsolete.

Studies show that 75-85% of all Data Security hazards originate from within our companies and close circles (though just a small portion of them as a result of mal intention) where innocent erring and the lack of security awareness are the cause of most faults, yet the damage potential is just as severe.

Effective security (physical as well as IT) has to be planed and executed, based on a comprehensive threat analysis that should include the following steps:

· mapping the assets / subjects to be secured

· ordering them according to their importance to client / given operation

· analyzing the potential threats to the latter and the feasibility of the respective threats

· accessing the threats by combining severity and feasibility into a “Threat Coefficient”

· Studying the existing system and personnel (provided they exist) and their ability to cope with the threats that surfaced in the analysis

· presentation to Client / respective representative (such as CSO) and adjustment to their view / expectation / strategy for approval

· implementation planning and budgeting

Conclusion

It is clear to all that 100% security systems do not exist.

We, at Max security solutions believe that professionalism, field experience-based creativity, special attention to details, and a comprehensive threat analysis will result in an effective security plan and system, bringing us and our clients as close as possible to the best system their money can buy.

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