Risk is not just a matter of individual action. There are “environments of risk” that collectively affect large masses of individuals—in some instances, potentially everyone on the face of the earth, as in the case of the risk of ecological disaster or nuclear war. We may define “security” as a situation in which a specific set of dangers is counteracted or minimised. The experience of security usually rests upon a balance of trust and acceptable risk.

DEFINE: Defines 'security' as a situation where a specific set of dangers is counteracted or minimized, distinguishing it from individual risk-taking.

Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Moderni…, loc. 92