Insight on Security Program Strategy & Operations

Security Barometer: Why Many Corporate Security Functions Seem to be Experiencing Reductions in Staff and Budgets

While it may seem like today's environment might be demanding greater need for security professionals, we are hearing more about organizations experiencing reductions in Security budgets and staff.

2021 Corporate Security Organizational Structure, Cost of Services and Staffing Benchmark: Selected Highlights

About This Research The data used in this analysis were provided by SLRI members and Tier 1 Security Leaders™ of the Security Executive Council. All are risk management practitioners comprising a broad cross-section of industries. The organizations represented come from the public and private sectors; they range from small and...

Faculty Advisor: Time Utilization and Staffing Capacity Analysis

My company is in the midst of a reduction in force, and security is one of many areas being required to provide senior management with an analysis of time, cost of services and programs, and staff utilization. What is the most effective way to approach this exercise, keeping in mind that the goal is to maintain our current level of full-time equivalents?

When Your Security Proposals Keep Hitting a Wall, Try Looking at Your Security Service Delivery Model

Sometimes the service delivery model can be a leading indicator as to why your ideas for enhancing security are not being funded by executive management.

Budget, Staffing, Accountability: How Can a Service Technology Roadmap Help?

Let's focus now on some specific situations in which a technology roadmap can help an organization.

Dealing with Security Budget Challenges

There are many ways to deal with the never-ending challenges of reduced resources. Doing more with less is the norm, not the exception.

Managing and Defending a Security Budget: Laying a Foundation

This article provides valuable insight for corporate security leaders on how to strategically address budget issues.

Defending Your Budget

A major challenge for security leaders is how to keep the security department functioning effectively as it becomes leaner.

Faculty Advisor: The Pros and Cons of Managing a Consolidated Security Budget

I may have an opportunity to consolidate security costs for our site locations and international regions into one single budget for which I would have oversight. What are the pros and cons of doing this and, in your opinion, should I?