What's the difference between
security and safety?
The main difference between Safety and Security is the nature of the threat.
Sometimes, the difference isn't clear-cut. Safety may result from security measures.
SECURITY
The term security is broadly used to refer to the condition of being protected from harm caused by intentional human actions or behaviours.
SAFETY
The term safety is used to refer to the condition of being protected from the aspects that are likely to cause harm.
In addition, the term safety can be used to refer to the state at which one has the control of the risk causing aspects, hence protecting oneself against risk that is fully unintended.
When safety measures fail, somebody/something is harmed by accidental flaws or mistakes.
When security is breached, Somebody/something is harmed intentionally by human actors.
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What´s the difference between security and safety?
de Gabriela Barboza