The system of security management represents a set of policies, strategies, actions, procedures, roles, and functions related to security. It is a mechanism that is integrated into an organization and has the goal of controlling the hazards that can a®ect the health and security of employees, products and services, but also to the environment and the existence of the enterprise itself. As any other activity within an organization, security management requires certain investments. However, a question that poses itself is how the e®ectiveness of this system can be measured. What can justify these investments? How can the bene°ts of the system of security management be determined? These are the questions this paper attempts to answer
