tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post5049387257140513778..comments2024-01-16T05:48:33.523-05:00Comments on Errata Security: Thinking on the margin (Economics)David Maynorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09921229607193067441noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-43155352651540186692011-09-23T05:33:41.619-04:002011-09-23T05:33:41.619-04:00I always laugh when people bring up the TSA, it is...I always laugh when people bring up the TSA, it is just security theater.<br /><br />And if it wasn't, it would just move the problem around.<br /><br />To for example the queue in front of the checks done by the TSA. I keep wondering when they will blow up the people staying in line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-36938381172213331542011-09-22T12:30:35.331-04:002011-09-22T12:30:35.331-04:00You forget externalized costs: TSA doesn't pay...You forget externalized costs: TSA doesn't pay in any way for people to take off their shoes. <br /><br />A good security measure considers externalized costs too.The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegroovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715623535008048201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-41442158752122202272011-09-22T03:45:27.052-04:002011-09-22T03:45:27.052-04:00The issue associated to this is that most people d...The issue associated to this is that most people decide emotionally where to invest in security; data is stolen via cyber-attacks but the best defense is physical.<br /><br />The incapacity to measure the actual benefit (marginal or not) due o the incapacity to measure the damage is negatively impacting the choices of many companies.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00236438641972185382noreply@blogger.com