Steve Hunt, former head of security research at Giga Information Group and Forrester Research, has thought a lot about the convergence of the physical and IT security worlds. He recently helped launch 4A International, a security consultancy that aims to help clients with convergence strategies. Hunt: “Converged departments are generally a failure. There’s cultural tension, social tension, management challenges and a failure to achieve the efficiencies you are hoping to achieve. However, companies that keep the divisions separate are successful at achieving operational efficiencies and synergies””]
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