Posts Tagged ‘Security Teams of Tomorrow’
Driving Innovation to Position Your Security Program as a Strategic Business Advantage
Corporate security teams are facing a pivotal moment where the increasing threat volume is surpassing traditional approaches for mitigation. While it’s clear transformation is now a necessity to keep pace with the threat landscape, security leaders are faced with the challenge of unlocking their team’s capacity for innovation while adding value to their organization. In…
Read MoreTips from the Top: Corporate Security Leaders Share How to Build a Team Today That’s Fit to Tackle Tomorrow’s Risks
Did you know that in 2021 the global estimated shortage of cybersecurity professionals was 2.72 million? Today, according to a study by (ISC)2, the global cybersecurity workforce gap has increased to 3.4 million people. Staff shortages are an all-to-familiar problem for corporate security teams, which is getting more complicated to solve. The skills needed to…
Read MoreTomorrow’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…
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,…
Read MoreTop 5 Security Analyst Interview Questions to Prepare For
When you are inspired to apply everything you learned in your university programs to protect people and assets, a Security Analyst position is a common starting point. It is also an area that companies plan to further invest in — in Ontic’s recent study on the State of Protective Intelligence, 66% of security leaders plan…
Read MoreHow to Recruit and Select a Protective Intelligence Analyst
There are many considerations to keep in mind when looking to hire a protective intelligence analyst to support your corporate security operations. In our experience, the security industry (excluding infosec) generally offers a hiring manager limited standards by which to judge a candidate’s competence. This is doubly true for managers seeking to hire a protective…
Read MoreHow Corporate Security Teams are Evolving
In light of new demands on intelligence programs, security teams have made changes pertaining to team composition, new technology, and the maturing of their programs. Over recent years there have been a number of distinct changes that we have observed as it relates to how corporate security teams operate across all industries. First, the makeup…
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