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There is a television commercial in the U.S. that shows an automobile mechanic. In one hand he has some worn piston rings. In the other he holds an oil filter. The mechanic looks from hand to hand and says, “You can pay me now, or you can pay me later.” The point of the commercial is that friction is inevitable. It is a cost of running an automobile. It is inescapable. You will pay. The only choice that is open to you is how you pay. You may pay in a regular and orderly manner, or you may pay in a destructive and unpredictable manner, but you must pay.
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Murray, W.H. (1995). Security Should Pay: It Should not Cost. In: Eloff, J.H.P., von Solms, S.H. (eds) Information Security — the Next Decade. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-34873-5_1
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