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manager, it is the role of senior management to determine the
strategic path and direction of the organization. The security
professional is responsible for tying into and aligning the
security program into the course of the strategic plan of the
business.

If security maintains a direction separate from that of the
business, then security will become more and more isolated and
irrelevant. The voice of security will become more of an
unwanted annoyance like a dog barking at night than the sound
of a watchman guarding the city. Security will bark at
everything it sees or fears instead of being a partner and support
for the business. Business wants to move ahead, try new
technologies, and venture into new markets, and the role of the
security program must be to support that development, not
hinder it.