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Why Americaβs Growing Pool of Disillusioned Young Professionals Has Become a Corporate Security Concern
For years, security professionals have been trained to identify threats by looking outward. We monitor geopolitical tensions, terrorism, cybercrime, organized criminal networks, and hostile nation states because these are the risks that traditionally dominate security planning. Those threats remain real, but I believe we are overlooking another one that is developing much closer to home. Increasingly, the people who concern me are educated, capable individuals who have become deeply frustrated with the systems around them, and whose anger is being amplified by a digital environment that rewards outrage over understanding. If we continue treating physical security as something that begins only when violence occurs, we will continue missing the conditions that make violence possible in the first place. The conversation surrounding artificial intelligence has become almost entirely focused on productivity, investment, and innovation. Boardrooms are debating competitive advantage. Governments are discussing regulation. Investors continue pouring unprecedented sums into the companies building tomorrow’s technology. Those conversations matter, but they are causing us to overlook...
