Difference between feeling secure and being secure

Most security is in it self an illusion, that is some sort of perimeter security, that once breached allows full access. Unfortunately this sort of security is normally high value in that it looks good, is easy to implement, and is very visible, sort of the porcupine principle, looks nasty leave it alone. Actual 'securing' a facility is easier to do but far less visible, therefor considered to be of less value. On the other extreme, the securing is only a group of half asleep guards, who only make minimum wage, but look good and are used not to panic the public. One extreme to the other.

In the case of a good system not implemented, politicians hate to be accused of spending money wastefully, and need a long list of "buzz words" to justify the spending; the long and short of this is to provide them with what they think they need to implement a really good system. I have discovered this from experience, having done a security analysis providing cost effective solutions without the proper buzz word justification. I truly hope I am proved wrong for the sake of the workers in those facilities.

My $0.02 for what it's worth.

Silly humans. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

In a few hundred thousand years this will all be gone.

Who do we kid with our illusions of security?

Intergalactic travel is merely the inevitable periodic brief re-appearance of life in temporarily hospitable places.

"feeling secure" ≡ "ignorance is bliss"

For example, everybody is screened before getting on an airplane and you won't sneak onto a plane very easily posing as a passenger. But the standards for security for airport employees and the security for the "non passenger" areas are, by the same standard, lax. Oh well!