Security Barometer: Is Your Organization Hiring?

The word on the street is that Security is having a difficult time filling open positions. Hiring good personnel has traditionally been a difficult process. It seems this is becoming more difficult as suitable candidates are harder to come by or those that are highly qualified are demanding higher salaries....

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Security Barometer Results: What is the Security Department's Biggest Challenge

By the Security Executive Council Leading security programs is a difficult job. Not only does the risk environment evolve but the organization's managing business leaders bring their own challenges to the job. This security barometer sought the top challenges security leaders are facing within their own organization. Some selected "Other"...

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Security Barometer: Is Social Unrest Having an Impact on Your Organization?

Social unrest and disruptive behavior seem to be expanding. In this Security Barometer quick poll, we wanted to investigate if and how corporations are being impacted (directly or indirectly) and whether the Security function has a role in risk mitigation plans. For the purposes of this Security Barometer, we used...

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Security Risk Assessment: What Not to Do

In 2017, the Security Leadership Research Institute(the SEC's research arm) asked security practitioners to choose from a list which activities their security department performed. We asked the question to see what kind of risk assessment activities security leaders were conducting. The results raised new questions. Most respondents were identifying security...

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Security Barometer Results: Three Wishes 2020

By the Security Executive Council If you could choose three things that would enhance your security program, which three would you choose? In this poll we wanted to find out what elements would add the most value to security leaders and their teams. Participants in this poll could select up...

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Security Barometer - Do You Use Intelligence Analysts for Security Risk Mitigation?

Some organizations are increasing the number of intelligence analysts on their staff and the roles of these analysts are expanding beyond the typical loss prevention and investigations. This Security Barometer quick poll is investigating how prevalent intelligence analysts are and where they are being put to use. Participate in this...

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Security's Biggest Challenge

Created by the Security Executive Council The role of the Security function is essentially to identify and mitigate security risks to the organization. However difficult that may be, it is arguably not the biggest challenge Security faces. In this 2016 Security Barometer, we wanted to investigate the hurdles that Security...

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Security Barometer: Your Biggest Challenges with Executive Management

One of the most difficult situations CSOs face is when they cannot get executive support for a particular program element that would enhance the organization’s security posture. When leading a corporate security team, it is not always the best ideas that gain traction. There are a myriad of interrelated aspects...

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Security Barometer - How Secure is Your Supply Chain?

To improve their security posture, organizations are putting a greater focus on their supply chain. However, when many think of supply chain security they only think of trucks and logistics. This Security Barometer was conducted to assess the lay of the land regarding supply chain security within our community. Only...

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