Organizations love false economies. It may not be an entirely conscious act on their part, but it’s certainly the truth: Hang around any organization long enough, and you’ll find at least one instance where it tries to save on doing A but winds up spending more on doing B in the process. Consider, for example, expense policies that require employees to stay one or more extra nights when traveling. Because airfare is lower when weekend travel is involved, organizations might be tempted to ask employees to do this to keep air costs down.
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The False Economies of the Info Security World
Posted by: Ed Moyle October 19, 2011 05:00 AMOrganizations love false economies. It may not be an entirely conscious act on their part, but it’s certainly the truth: Hang around any organization long enough, and you’ll find at least one instance where it tries to save on doing A but winds up spending more on doing B in the process. Consider, for example, expense policies that require employees to stay one or more extra nights when traveling. Because airfare is lower when weekend travel is involved, organizations might be tempted to ask employees to do this to keep air costs down.