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There is no single correct level of security; how much security you have depends on what you’re willing to give up in order to get it. This trade-off is, by its very nature, subjective—security decisions are based on personal judgments. Different people have different senses of what constitutes a threat, or what level of risk is acceptable. What’s more, between different communities, or organizations, or even entire societies, there is no agreed-upon way in which to define threats or evaluate risks, and the modern technological and media-filled world makes these evaluations even harder.
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(2003). Security Trade-offs Are Subjective. In: Beyond Fear. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21712-6_2
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