Comments on: Nothing Matters And What If It Did http://whatisopsec.com/2009/09/25/nothing-matters-and-what-if-it-did/ "That's Not OPSEC" Sun, 20 May 2012 16:16:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Chris Cox http://whatisopsec.com/2009/09/25/nothing-matters-and-what-if-it-did/#comment-26279 Chris Cox Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:45:40 +0000 http://whatisopsec.com/2009/09/25/nothing-matters-and-what-if-it-did/#comment-26279 You're right, Rev, few (I say few because there ARE those dedicated OPSEC'ers out there, and I consider each one to be my brethren!) actually understand the intent, purpose and benefit of OPSEC. Really, aside from the dedicated men and women (heroes, each one) fighting tirelessly, and often thanklessly, each day to KEEP OPSEC off of the front pages of the company newsletter (in the sense that failures get far more press than successes, especially in OPSEC, where success is impossible to measure), there isn't much visibility on this life-saving method. But, you know what? OPSEC isn't alone. There's many subjects that aren't really considered- until there's a failure, or until you need it. What's more, many things are seen as just another "expense" or "check the box", until you really evaluate what can go wrong without it! Such as: Life insurance Auto insurance Regular health checkups Random ID checks Security training Safety inspections The list goes on. OPSEC is one of those things that, if it's working properly, isn't on the radar. Of course, it's the skilled OPSEC'er that can get it on the radar as a SUCCESS. You’re right, Rev, few (I say few because there ARE those dedicated OPSEC’ers out there, and I consider each one to be my brethren!) actually understand the intent, purpose and benefit of OPSEC.

Really, aside from the dedicated men and women (heroes, each one) fighting tirelessly, and often thanklessly, each day to KEEP OPSEC off of the front pages of the company newsletter (in the sense that failures get far more press than successes, especially in OPSEC, where success is impossible to measure), there isn’t much visibility on this life-saving method.

But, you know what? OPSEC isn’t alone. There’s many subjects that aren’t really considered- until there’s a failure, or until you need it. What’s more, many things are seen as just another “expense” or “check the box”, until you really evaluate what can go wrong without it!

Such as:
Life insurance
Auto insurance
Regular health checkups
Random ID checks
Security training
Safety inspections

The list goes on. OPSEC is one of those things that, if it’s working properly, isn’t on the radar. Of course, it’s the skilled OPSEC’er that can get it on the radar as a SUCCESS.

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