I tend to believe there is a failure when it comes to understanding how a security plan will work; with the current framework, there is nothing that is 100% foolproof. You will not find or create the ’sealed box’ where a breaching of the system is impossible. This is true at both the theoretical and philosophical levels, and it’s also true at the matter-of-fact real world levels.
At the theoretical level, most any securitized installation can be undermined, with any number of variables the culprit. For instance, any system requires human involvement, and since humans are dynamic individuals with agency of many sorts, one cannot guard from human malfunction at some level. This can be transferred over to real world problems, where current security networks and identity management systems are consistently being breached due to the human involvement.
Philosophically, the ’sealed box’ metaphor builds a culture of fear, because as freethinking human beings we usually understand that, once you begin securing one aspect of life, you must keep the ball rolling, metaphorically speaking. In other words, security brings insecurity. Instinctually, we comprehend that networks upon networks must be built to achieve any success with a security installation, at both the digital and physical levels. Thus a culture of fear is built, which ultimately is bad for business.
There should be protocols in place, where measured risk and real-life examples are more than just considered, but are internalized instead, created and recreated in a calculated way, all of it dependent on the given systems. Added to this, the human element in the security system has to be limited, controlled and user-centric. In other words, some of the protocols and technology should be working covertly so as to mitigate the risks that are brought on by human variability. Ultimately I’m pointing to our company’s technology platform, as I do feel it will solve most all of these issues. Imagine a security system where the interface between an individual and the networks they deal with is always at work beneath the surfaces, where a clear connection is lying between the human/analog and digital networks they are involved with.
