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Security in the New MillenniumThe free world is at war. It says so here on CNN. It says the same thing in my local newspaper, and on the radio, so it must be. The problem most people are having with this war is that those we are at war with are not playing by the rules. They are not from a single country or small number of countries; they don't wear a uniform; they don't come in battalions or legions easily seen from afar. To those of us not actually engaged in taking the war to the enemy - the armed forces currently massed around Afghanistan - this war looks a lot like what we've seen happening in the arena of organized crime. To be sure, the Mafia/biker gangs/Asian gangs/Russian gangs, etc. don't typically go around casually blowing up buildings with thousands of innocent people in them, but they certainly affect our lives every bit as much as Al Qaeda has - they just do it retail instead of wholesale. My home, vehicle and business insurance premiums are a good deal higher than they would be if property theft, break and enter and vehicle theft were not driven by the needs of junkies and druggies to "earn" enough to support their habits - habits fostered and driven by the gangs. There are potential solutions to some of these problems - but they will involve a complete reversal of the current societal view of those with drug habits as criminals instead of people with a medical problem. This month's articles deal with some of the aspects of business security with an emphasis on the theme of business continuity in the face of the current war situation.
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