How to Measure Your Risk Monitoring Activities

This article was originally featured in ASIS International Ideally, businesses should use data to inform and contextualize their most important decisions, both inside and outside the security function. But obtaining accurate data to measure the value and effectiveness of security services such as risk monitoring or threat mitigation—which can be inherently less tangible—is often much…

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Tomorrow’s Security Teams Need a Female Talent Pipeline

I’ve worked in various roles within law enforcement and security, from positions in the U.S. Secret Service to campus public safety at a large urban university, to private sector security consulting.  And while there have been significant advances in the field of security generally, there are still too few women, in professional roles, in both…

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6 Things to Consider When Buying a Case Management Solution

Despite the fact that leaders in physical security, cybersecurity, IT, human resources, and legal and compliance all deal with threats and business risks, each department often has a unique method and tool for documenting and managing incidents. These organizational divisions across departments isolate threat intelligence and negatively affect business continuity. In a recent study, 50%…

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Drones and the Law: Can They Hover Over Your House or Property?

This blog was written by Texas A&M University Professor and former Assistant United States Attorney, Ron Sievert. As we enter 2023, many of us understand that in the next few years, we will be confronted with over flights by and questions about drones. Those of us involved in law enforcement, intelligence, scientific exploration and research…

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The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend: The Unification of the CSO and CISO

Don’t be surprised by what can be accomplished when a CSO and CISO join forces to mitigate insider risk How Do We Unify the Approach? What Does a Collaborative Approach Look Like? How to Define an Insider Threat Pre-Incident Indicators of Compromise The Common Insider Incident Investigation Scenario A Typical Genesis of a SIEM Alert…

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Trust Through Transparency — MITRE’s Enterprise Security Philosophy to Being a Trusted Advisor

In this episode Being vulnerable and identifying what you don’t know sets great leaders apart from the mediocre. However, setting your ego aside and being transparent in your communication is not a standard practice among many security practitioners. Josh Massey, Department Manager of The MITRE Corporation’s Enterprise Security Assurance department, has relied on this approach…

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A Physical Security Imperative: Critical Infrastructure Security

Critical infrastructure security is an imperative for society to operate properly.

Attacks on critical infrastructure have doubled in the last year, with events such as the attacks on Ukrainian power companies, Colonial Pipeline and JBS Food, that have brought to light the necessity of critical infrastructure security systems and networks to function properly for society to operate. The impact of recent cyber attacks on power grids…

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Silos Are the Enemy of Managing Security Risks, Keeping People Safe

This article was originally featured on SecurityInfoWatch.com This has been a watershed year for security. Hundreds of mass shootings across the United States, brutal attacks on public officials, and an increasingly complex threat landscape are compelling companies to sharpen their focus when it comes to security procedures and policies. Enterprise security teams are on the frontlines of…

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Cyber and Physical Security Must Validate Their Value in 2023

Manish Mehta shares with IFSEC Global the importance of communication and collaboration of both physical and cyber security teams for 2023.  This article was originally featured on IFSEC Global For corporate security teams and their budgets, 2023 is likely to be quite challenging. An unclear economic picture and proliferating threats will put greater pressure on…

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Securing Budget for Your Corporate Security Program and Earning Your Seat at the Table

Corporate Security Strategic Positioning Key Factors to Recieve Financial Backing Placing Monetary Value on a Risk Promoting Cross-team Collaboration Advice for Funding and Resource Conversations While security teams are tasked with securing their business’s people, operations, and assets, they’re often faced with resistance from internal stakeholders when establishing their program budget. For security leaders to…

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