The concept of security is the least understood phenomenon when it comes to
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The concept of security is by nature relative and thus dependent on a multitude of other variables. For instance, in terms of physical security, the subject of security defines value and the level of security needed. Even if the subject of security is deemed highly valuable, determining required level of security gets very hard. In other words, one cannot always be sure how much security is enough.
Therefore one can regard security as open-ended. There are no limits to the levels of security, one can add as many security levels as the available resources permit. The temptation of adding more security levels at times can be resource exhausting. This open-ended character of security also leads to another serious issue, that is the over-exaggeration of threats. Just because exaggerating threats justifies higher levels of security, real threats are often blown out of proportion to satiate a popular myth of foolproof security.
Those security strategies that set security as their primary goal always tend to stumble and ultimately fail due to their unfocused, generic and open-ended approach. The most essential element of a successful security strategy is not the ambiguous goal but the proper disintegration of that goal into achievable tangible results. Those tangible parts of an ambiguous whole can only be deduced if the concept of security is understood in its entirety and the security scenario analyzed in essence.
Thus the conceptual understanding of security becomes more important if one has to master the art of strategy.
Security is a deep rooted concept that is often overlooked and lacks serious scholarship. The mystery around security conceptualization still remains prominent but can be effectively addressed intellectually.