Introduction 1.1 A reputable state-owned Security company in my country advocates the stress on the three Ms – Man, Methods and Machines, in its security management practice. In my view, differently of putting it is: the three Wares – (1) Hard Ware – access system and CCTV and etc, (2) Soft Ware – the safety systems and processes, the policy and procedures and therefore the (3) People Ware, the Management, the workers , the purchasers and therefore the private security force . Together the three W’s form the integral whole of the safety management in a corporation . Hard Ware -Technology in support of Security 2.1 once we discuss Hardware, we are often fascinated and dazzled by the supply of recent and state-of-art security equipment and machines offering the simplest in technology. Whichever the case, my view often centers on the important need for technology – not for technology sake – to support security. Below, i might attempt to elaborate my standpoint on the deployment of Hardware with some examples from my previous jobs as Security Manager. 2.1.1 As early as eight years ago, once I took up the post of Security Manager with a public listed company, we were […]
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