From Butterworth-Heinemann, a division of Elsevier. Copyright 2007, “The Art of War for Security Managers” is by Scott Watson. For more information about this book and other similar titles, visit www.books.elsevier.com. The Art of Strategy by Sun Tzu is often used to illustrate principles that can apply to the management of business environments. The Art of War for Security Managers is the first book to apply the time-honored principles of Sun Tzu’s theories of conflict to contemporary organizational security.
Security professionals must accept the fact that conflict is a normal part of their professional and personal lives. Far from being an unnatural phenomenon that must be either avoided at