Corporate Security Intelligence and Strategic Decision Making

Chapter 14

Conclusion

Reinforcing Intelligent Security

I hope this book has shown how corporate security intelligence is a vital function, especially in the modern age. Drivers include the increasing legal and legislative imperative; pressure from society and shareholders; the multiplicity of current and future threats; the trend of globalization, for even the smallest organizations; enhanced scrutiny; and ever-increasing access to information. The latter has enabled a vastly increased reach for intelligence activities of all kinds at little cost, which has also increased the return on investment of establishing a team.

Ultimately, if done well, corporate security intelligence helps to

• Prevent threats from emerging
• Protect the organization ...