A security system for securing an item of merchandise from theft or unauthorized removal is provided. The security system includes a cable and a sensor at one end of the cable. The security system also includes an alarm module operably engaged with the cable and a connection member configured to attach the sensor to an item of merchandise. The connection member comprises a rigid component configured to receive a portion of the sensor therein and a flexible component attached to the rigid member and configured to attach to the item of merchandise. The cable comprises at least one conductor electrically connected to the sensor and the alarm module for defining a sense loop, and the alarm module is configured to generate an alarm signal in...