Navigating Security Challenges: Key Questions for Executives

Here are examples of the types of questions you are sure to face at some point in your endeavors. Of course, each answer you give is sure to spawn even more queries. Q. What will it take for our company to be 100% secure? (This is one of those questions that is almost laughable except that it is asked far too frequently.) A. Unfortunately, it is impossible to reach a state of 100% security.. . . Here are examples of the types of questions you are sure to face at some point in your endeavors. Of course, each answer you give is sure to spawn even more queries. Q. What will it take for our company to be 100% secure? (This is one of those questions that is almost laughable except that it is asked far too frequently.) A. Unfortunately, it is impossible to reach a state of 100% security. There are always the uncontrollable factors such as new vulnerabilities or disgruntled employees. Realistically, a state of 95% is possible, however that other 5% is virtually impossible without locking the entire company in a vault and filling it with cement.

Q. Why do we need a dedicated staff to handle security? Once things are locked down, they will not have anything to do. (This question shows someone who does not grasp the concept and importance of a security department.)

A. This is like saying that once the doctor gives a patient a clean bill of health, they never need another checkup. That person will still need to visit multiple types of doctors to keep their body in perfect running order. Security is the same. You need the staff to handle daily maintenance of the security systems as well as the response team to deal with emergencies.

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