The Global Security Consultant's Pyramid

摘要

Providing security consulting to the commercial sector has become one the fastest growing industries of the past decade. Each week, hundreds of individuals - many of them recently retired from the military, law enforcement, or intelligence community - establish solo-practitioner or boutique security firms. The aim of these newly minted entrepreneurs is to parlay their previous experience into a lucrative practice, one which capitalizes on the ever-proliferating turmoil that seems to be engulfing the planet. As the world becomes "flatter" and the global business environment becomes hyper-connected, wars, strife, terrorism, espionage, and corruption have become part of the everyday business acumen of Fortune 1000 companies. To combat the turmoil which may hinder business operations, consultants have become a standard resource in the security budgets of many leading organizations.