This is a difficult question that a number of security firms were reluctant to answer directly. But almost any reputable firm's literature recognizes the question and seeks to address it through a lengthy presentation of the rigorous selection process involved in choosing their employees. BOS's Vidrna, in an attempt to quiet such concerns, notes that his firm even possesses insurance against embezzlement on the part of its highly scrutinized employees. In the sometimes romanticized world of the private eye and the hired gun, such realism is refreshing. Unfortunately, the answer is far from clear, but statistics do suggest that in countries like the Czech Republic security works.
Companies just decide what's cheapest - to pay for security, or to cover the losses.
In tough economic times, one might suppose that security is an area where companies can save, in hopes that nothing happens. We've all seen enough detective films or TV shows to know that fingerprints speak volumes. As one of the most distinctive forms of human identification, fingerprinting has long been an identification stalwart for police agencies. Now it's arrived on the corporate security scene, as well. By storing a template of the user's fingerprint in a centralized data base or on an NT server and comparing finger images presented for comparison with that template, SPS provides a quick, and cost effective way to screen user access by risk group.