Genezowanie bezpieczeństwa

Abstract

Pursuing security, i.e. the expected state, free from threats requires conducting scientific research, which show that security undergoes dramatic changes , is a complex and intricate matter to study and it is not possible to capture its objective state without analyzing its genesis. Since security is characterized by certain continuity and occurring tendencies, it is necessary, while analyzing its present situation, to consider past phenomena, determinants and tendencies which influence the reality. While studying the present state or process or the flow of that process or conditions determining the present situation, naturally considering new, previously unknown occurrences. The aim of the conducted research was defining the security evolution analysis and its role in security studies. Within the framework of the research process the following problems were formulated: 1. How to understand the concept of “security”? 2. What is security evolution analysis and its role in security studies? The answers to the problems were found in the course of the research process which involve theoretical methods of analysis for studying mainly professional literature. Whereas prescinding allowed to remove from the research subject area objects of the analysis which were of little importance for the research and identifying crucial facts, phenomena and processes to solve complex problems and formulating conclusive remarks. Comparison as a selection of similarities and differences among the studied objects by referring to another object was helpful for identifying similarities and differences between the evolution analysis applied in engineering disciplines and the evolution analysis in security studies. The final conclusion is that analyzing evolution of security is studying its states and processes which occurred in a defined time span in the past and influence the presence. Properly conducted security evolution analysis helps to identify and define reasons for negative states and processes in the security environment and guarantees accurate diagnosis, which consequently reduces the mistakes in diagnosis and eliminates those negative phenomena or minimizes possibility of their occurrence in the future. The results of the analysis of security evolution are indispensable to present the full security diagnosis. On the basis of, among others, the security evolution analysis it is possible to project changes of the particular security state or processes for making more accurate decisions on modifying existing procedures or creating new ones, methods or organizational structures of entities or systems responsible for providing security.