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The
Non-Believers
By
Phil Guillen
President, OMEGA, Inc.
E-mail: eric1com@chicagonet.net
P.O. Box
964, Tinley Park, Illinois 60477 Telephone: 708-429-1563
Copyright © 2002 OMEGA, Inc., All Rights
Reserved.
It’s both amazing and unbelievable how supposedly learned individuals
seek out trouble and undue risk! They court danger despite numerous
warnings and prior victims documenting the fate that awaits the reckless.
Vivid examples of this constantly make the media. They range from
swimmers who have no fear of swimming in shark infested waters (who subsequently
learn how sharks can be bad for one’s health!), to care-free bikers who shun
helmets, to business people who don’t believe that operations and internal
information (especially theirs) would be coveted or targeted by
others. They are the true Executive Ostriches!
The non-believers think that bugging devices, the spying business,
eavesdroppers, and corporate espionage, are strictly Hollywood fiction, for the
entertainment of the masses.
When life teaches these poor souls the truth behind their naïve,
seriously-flawed logic, their limited understanding of the losses they visited
upon themselves (and those around them) leaves them befuddled and
confused. They become an example of how NOT to conduct business.
Even after being victimized, many still refuse to accept the facts as they
happened!
Their disbelief notwithstanding, non-believers DO play a vital role in
espionage activity! Without them, you see, many a spy would have to work
much harder at his or her trade to be successful! Let’s see how:
In every illicit field of endeavor, there exist two key players:
[a] The
Perpetrator(s), and
[b] The
Facilitator(s) –
(The Victim is a given!)
The Perpetrators are of course the highest priority ones to watch out for.
They’re the ones who initiate or cause the problems, and who help inaugurate
those who are unprepared or unprotected into the ranks of "Victim"!
The Perpetrators’ ranks are growing at an unprecedented rate.
The Facilitators are those who knowingly or unknowingly (i.e., as paid
helpers, or simply by being credulous and naïve), help the Perpetrators
successfully execute their illicit, surreptitious operations.
"Non-Believers" are almost always in the ranks of Facilitators.
These individuals simply don’t believe that there could be bad people in the
world who "spy" on others for their own personal gain. They also
believe that in any case, they could never become victims of such
ridiculous, naughty activity -- even if it did exist!
Non-believers can easily be sold the rights to bridges and swampland --
and quite often are! They help keep many a con man in wealth and luxury,
including corporate spies! They help thwart, or even completely negate, company
security programs, from within.
Thus, due to their total lack of awareness (or deliberate complicity),
non-believing Facilitators pose a serious risk to the security of others and the
firms that employ them. They are true friends to the Perpetrators! The
demise of many a firm is a direct result of a Facilitator.
We have seen first hand, in both past and present assignments, just how
truly damaging Facilitators can be to the well-being of their fellow employees
and employers. We have the following sage advice to today’s security
directors and managers:
PROMPTLY FIND YOUR NON-BELIEVERS AND FACILITATORS WHEREVER THEY ARE IN
YOUR FIRM, AND EDUCATE AND CONVERT THEM. OTHERWISE, BE PREPARED TO ACCEPT
THE EVENTUAL RUINATION OF YOUR FIRM.
Today’s aggressive business environment cannot tolerate the added
liabilities and baggage that careless types can foist upon the firms they exist
in. The careless and the naïve are sought after and exploited, especially by
the professional spy, who realizes how they notably increase his or her success
rates.
Most veteran security professionals are already familiar with
Non-Believers and Facilitators. (Those who are not - soon will be!)
Are your current security programs able to detect and address these
types of individuals? Are you sure you do not currently have careless, naïve
individuals in sensitive, trusted, critical positions within your own firm?
Don’t you agree that if you do have such persons in your employ -- it
would be prudent to promptly correct their flawed concepts?
Click here to read Phil Guillen's
and Omega's intro page.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The author can be contacted
as follows:
Phil Guillen
President, Omega, Inc.
eric1com@chicagonet.net
P.O. Box 964
Tinley Park, IL 60477
708-429-1563
Copyright © 2002 OMEGA, Inc., All Rights Reserved.
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