Why Does This Threat Matter and What Happens Next?
Hear from threat assessment experts on how a comprehensive framework can empower security teams with a complete understanding of a threat and guide their response. It’s one thing to identify that something is not quite right and a threat is on the horizon, but that only gets you so far. Knowing what to do once…
Read MoreNew Physical Security Tools, Information Overload, And The Big Picture For Corporate Teams
This article was originally featured on SecurityInformed.com Technology continues to transform the physical security industry, helping companies become more aware of the full spectrum of risks their organization faces. Our new survey provides strong evidence that the use of these tools is solving some problems, but their implementation may create new challenges. In our 2022…
Read MoreHow to Prove the Value of Corporate Security
Developed in partnership with the Security Executive Council (SEC), this guide shares how to:
Read MoreDemonstrating the Value of Your Corporate Security Program
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Read MoreAddressing Workplace Violence in a World of Hybrid Work
Did you know violence is the fourth-leading cause of death for American workers? More than 700 American workers lost their lives to violence in the workplace in 2020. If those statistics aren’t enough, a global pandemic is in the mix, and feeling safe ‘at work’ has taken on a whole new meaning. The boundaries of…
Read MoreAvoiding Surprises and Taking Action to Build a Protective Intelligence Program
Knowing the threats your company faces is a crucial but often overlooked first step in any successful protective intelligence program. This information serves as the “center of gravity” — directing you to determine what data to collect and where to spend your time. From here, there are many ways to structure teams and resources to…
Read MoreAnnouncing the Women Who Protect Podcast Series
It’s no secret that the security industry has been a male-dominated field in decades past, and continues to be today. But as time has passed, more and more women are emerging as leaders in the industry, helping to implement transformational shifts that underpin the future of the world of safety, security, and protection. That’s why…
Read MoreMoving from Competition to Cooperation in Corporate Security from a Former Homicide Detective and S.W.A.T. Team Sniper
Whether you work in security or not, breaking down silos and working collaboratively behind the same purpose is a goal we’ve heard of time and time again. However, when you’re charged with protecting the lives of others, the reputation of your company and its assets, this goal moves up on the priority list — sharing…
Read MoreCharting an Intelligence-Connected Highway to Navigate the Security Road Ahead
A lesson learned from history on how our far-reaching highway system was developed – and its usefulness as a model for transforming security – was the premise of my keynote at our recent Summit. I titled it “The Road Ahead,” a literal title to describe how the Ontic Platform would evolve in the future but…
Read MoreThe Global Focus, And Local Reality
The security environment that large companies face is book-ended right now by two momentous and historical events. On one end is the rise of domestic extremism, on display most potently during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. On the other is the human tragedy unfolding in Ukraine, along with the personnel, global security,…
Read MoreLeading Through Crisis: Lessons from Salesforce Security Leaders
“It is extremely important you speak truth to power. It’s extremely difficult because they don’t always want to hear it. I disclose everything upfront. You really have to get comfortable mitigating that risk.” – Keith White, Chief of Safety and Security, Salesforce Salesforce ranks 137 on the 2021 Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S.…
Read MoreThe Convergence of Physical Security and Cybersecurity – What Will It Take?
According to Ontic’s recently released 2022 State of Protective Intelligence Report, the convergence of physical and cybersecurity operations is an area of investment in 2022 for nearly half (48%) surveyed, and 37% are investing in the buildout/fusion of a cyber-physical Security Operation Center (SOC). Most agree (96%), including 59% who strongly agree, that cybersecurity and…
Read MoreProving the Value of Corporate Security in Your Organization
When a potentially devastating threat looms and is then prevented, it is likely a non-event for everyone but the security team. Therein lies a quandary, akin to this modified well-known quote: “If a tree tilting in the forest is propped up before it falls but there are no witnesses, was it ever in danger of…
Read MoreThe Security Professionals’ Dilemma: Does Talking About Safety Make Employees Feel Unsafe?
Explore the balance of security communications in the workplace to foster a safer environment without instilling fear. Security strategy at American organizations can, at times, be something of a contradiction. More than half of respondents in the 2022 State of Protective Intelligence Report said their company waits until a catastrophe strikes to react rather than…
Read MoreThe Chief Legal Officer’s Strategic Partner: Security
This podcast was originally featured on The Great Conversation. At the 2022 Ontic Summit, the theme of “widening the aperture” of security was discussed at large. Not only was it the main focus of CEO Lukas Quanstrom’s keynote, but the topic was touched on in many breakout sessions as well. Founder and Managing Director of…
Read MoreBreaking the Bias for Women in Security
If you haven’t heard yet, the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is “breaking the bias.” So, I wanted to take a few minutes to share my thoughts on this year’s theme as well as my thoughts on women in the security industry more generally. I’ve been in the security industry for 27 years,…
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