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Can integration solve all our security problems? |
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| Written by Lawrence Cummer, on Wed-June-2009 |
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 The cornerstones of security and facilities management are being tied together to reduce costs and reap greater recognition in the organization
As belts tighten in organizations and upper management has all eyes
focused on the bottom line ROI of every business unit, security
professionals must continually seek methods to reduce costs, while
maintaining reduced risks and increasing regulatory compliance.
A combined dose of the fundamentals and continual innovation seems to
be what the doctor orders to successfully meet security demands and
simultaneously elevate security in the organization, according to a
number of experts and security directors.
According to Peter Martin, president of security provider AFI
International Group, security has in past years been able to run with
small oversight. But, those days have come to an end, demanding for
many a return to business basic.
“Post-911 everyone’s (security) budgets inflated. And for the
consulting business and the security outsourcing business these were
fabulous times for us. People had blank cheques, big budgets; you could
write down a lose plan on a napkin and away you go.”
Seven years and a troubled economy have changed that, and organizations
are demanding security more closely align to the business, as well as
show ever-increasing accountability.
“Gone are the days when a company wants a security expert,” says
Martin. “They want a business expert with a strong focus on security.”
Security systems provider Johnson Controls says the key in today’s
economy is to focus on the integration of the “four pillars of
security”: event management, identity management, building management
and compliance management.
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