Build a High Performing Security Team and Reap the Rewards

Corporate Security is a team sport. From information sharing between security managers to collaboration with other functions for enterprise initiatives like workplace violence prevention and GSOC, Corporate Security relies on a strong, well-functioning team. The security team looks different in every organization. Sometimes it’s a CSO, three staff, and an...

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Faculty Advisor: Contract Security Challenges and Strategies: Part I

Q. Our annual spending for uniformed security officers is nearly 80 percent of my total budget. Senior leadership is always looking at the budget and whenever we have a cost-reduction initiative, security is one of the top three expenses challenged. How can I make sure that I have the right...

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Faculty Advisor: Contract Security Challenges and Strategies: Part II

Q. The KPIs currently used by my company to assess security services have been in place for years and the value of the information is questionable. What are the best quantifiable KPI measurements to demonstrate the value of our security contract as well as evaluate the performance of the security...

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Faculty Advisor: Building a Right-Sized Protection Program

Q. I am being tasked with establishing an executive protection program for our company.  Executive management does not feel a large entourage of security personnel is warranted. Any advice on how to build out the right program for my company? A. Many companies have the same issue. They want a...

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How Concept of Operations Can Build Cross-Functional Partnerships

Imagine trying to launch a workplace violence prevention program without talking to Human Resources. Or starting a GSOC without bringing in IT. There are some collaborations that are essential to effective security risk management. Significant initiatives that require active ongoing participation from other business functions need an extra level of...

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A Framework to Build Partnership and Consensus

Nearly every security leader tasked with developing a major cross-disciplinary initiative begins by looking at all the variables – the different departments with their varying aims and cultures, the contrasting personalities, the divergent levels of understanding, budgetary challenges, and more – and asking this first question: "Where do I even...

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Faculty Advisor: Reporting to a New Boss? Preparation Is Key

You’ve gotten the news that you’ll be reporting to a new boss. Whether it’s due to an internal shift or an outside hire, an M&A or a restructure, such news can bring with it a cascade of unknowns. What will this mean for your function? How much does this new...

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Faculty Advisor: Developing Today’s Next Generation Security Leaders

Q. With all the specialty knowledge that certain positions are requiring, whether for new physical security systems, GSOC, and even investigations, how do we develop leaders that can lead these services? How do we best attract, find, develop, and retain the kind of people that are needed for an effective...

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Faculty Advisor: How to Really Connect with Your Business Leaders

Q. As Chief Security Officer I have been asked by business leaders, What does “security” really do for our business? I understand that the way I think about and respond to this question will impact the success of my security program and, most importantly, the success of the business. So,...

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