Six Reasons for Globalization of Security Operation in MNC

Globalization affected almost every part of business operation, also for security operation. Many MNC using their approach for Security globalization through standardization, single security center management or event distributed authentication. ADT one of security provider in this paper said the reason for this trend are:

1. Control the global risk profile better.

As the old saying goes, “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.” The same holds true for security, of course, but it is even more critical when that chain stretches around the world. As a company’s international business increasingly transcends national boundaries, the result is a greater fragmentation of its risk profile.

2. Leverage Technology Advancements.

Few technology advances over the past decades have changed the world as much as the Internet Protocol (IP), an extremely cost-effective way to package and transmit data. IP spawned the Internet itself, of course, but it also spurred the development of a wide range of more affordable yet higher-performing technologies for using voice, data and video in security applications. By deploying these applications over the Internet as well as over secure Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), it is possible to centralize security operations like never before.

3. Lower capital and operational costs

One of globalization’s driving forces is access to new and emerging markets, while another is lower costs. As is the case with just about any part of a multinational organization's operations, globalization increases the complexities and costs of many processes and systems because of inventory issues, parts availability, skills and competencies — not to mention cultural and language differences. The same applies to security

4. Improve Business Efficiencies other than security

Another benefit of globalizing security is extending their system capabilities into a multinational’s distributed business operations. For example, video surveillance combined with pre-set infrared boundaries can create an “unattended delivery” space within a warehouse where suppliers can unload shipments without supervision, their delivery people knowing better than to cross the visible boundaries. Security capabilities can be integrated with other enterprise applications, too.

5. Meet rising internal expectations about globalization

As more of a multinational’s corporate functions globalize, pressures build as well for the globalization of its security operations. These expectations come from many sources: procurement wants to simplify purchasing of products, systems and services; human resources wants to standardize employee access to property and facilities as well as improve workforce management; information technology wants to establish consistent applications of network and data management resources; and, of course, executive management wants to improve the company’s risk profile and optimize its security operations.

6. Boost visibility for better prevention and faster intervention

Globalization of a multinational’s security operations assumes a more centralized management of the function. After all, while a company’s security team can be distributed worldwide, they cannot be in all places at once. Nor can each person alone have a global, real-time view of the company’s people and assets. However, with the right networked technologies, applications and systems, management can gain a more comprehensive and detailed collective view of their security operations than ever before possible

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