Putting Security First

• In 1994, New York City's consumer affairs commissioner, Mark Green, approximated that counterfeiting cost the city more than $350 million in lost tax revenues, according to the IACC.

The numbers say it all. Yet, in the midst of this uphill battle to save lives and bottom lines, there is hope. In recent years, new security packaging has emerged that's affordable, easily integrated into a converters' current processes, and—most importantly—makes criminals work harder than ever.