How Security Professionals Can Manage Threats From Extremism And Covid-19 Backlash
This article was originally featured on Forbes Count corporate security professionals among those wary of our country’s turbulent political landscape. The results of a recent survey my company, Ontic, conducted indicate that the rise in domestic extremism and political-related violence were among the highest concerns of security, compliance and legal professionals whose job it is to keep…
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 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 MoreCompanies Are Adopting New Security Tools, but Could Still Miss the Big Picture
We all know that nearly every industry is being transformed by technology. The security and protection sector, which has long lagged behind others, has been gaining traction on this front for years as new tools are created to assist global security teams in identifying and monitoring a variety of threats. The pandemic has accelerated this…
Read MoreImagining the Unimaginable: A Letter From Executive Director Fred Burton
As we think about the unique challenges that we have faced over the past few months, it’s a good time to scan the horizon for what lies ahead. The Omicron variant arrived during a holiday season when many, not including myself however, had anticipated a reemergence from the pandemic. Supply chain issues led to a…
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Read MorePlacing Bomb Threats in Perspective
In the wake of the recent wave of bomb threats placed to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) I was asked about the threats and what they mean for the HBCU institutions and their students. When investigating, law enforcement agencies must ask themselves if a bomb threat is specific and if it is plausible. Comprehending the…
Read MoreThinking Strategically About Protective Intelligence Programs
Whether you’re establishing a protective intelligence program from scratch, or re-evaluating the way your team’s resources are currently allocated, it may be helpful to step back from the day-to-day issues within your programs and think more strategically. In many organizations, security leaders are too busy fighting literal and figurative fires to consider how they might…
Read MoreOne Year Later, One Big Question Still Looms Around Jan. 6
This article was originally featured in Forbes Last year, in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 riots in the U.S. Capitol, I penned a column and did several media interviews on the failures of security and the lessons that companies can learn from these events. One year later, new details about the Jan. 6 riots continue to…
Read MoreCorporate Security Lessons from an Ex-CIA Operations Officer
Marc Polymeropoulos is a former CIA Operations Officer who gave 26 years of service where he learned a great deal from the pressure of making decisions in some of the most stressful situations. He retired from the CIA in July 2019 at the Senior Intelligence Service level as one of the CIA’s most highly decorated…
Read MoreHow Corporate Intelligence Teams Help Businesses Manage Risk
This article was originally featured in Harvard Business Review and was written by Paul R. Kolbe and Maria Robson Morrow of the Intelligence Project at the Belfer Center at the Harvard Kennedy School. In January 2020, a small team at the global financial services technology company Fiserv began closely watching early warning signs of a…
Read MoreWhy the Insider Threat Will Motivate Cyber and Physical Teams to Collaborate More Than Ever in 2022
This article was originally featured in IFSEC Global The convergence of cyber and physical security functions reflects the increasing interplay of digital systems and the physical world, and the growing consensus that a gap in one realm leaves the other exposed. But silos between the two security functions continue to exist. In some cases, it’s…
Read MoreReflecting On Failures That Led To Jan. 6 — And Getting It Right For The Future
This article was originally featured in The Hill No matter how many times we see them, the images from Jan. 6, 2021, stun — even one year later. A violent mob, bent on disrupting official election proceedings in Congress, overwhelmed and outnumbered the police force to storm the U.S. Capitol. Inside, masked men with zip…
Read MoreLeading a Global Intelligence and Threat Analysis Program for One of the World’s Most Well-Known Brands
Angela Lewis, Manager of Global Intelligence and Threat Analysis for The Walt Disney Company and Protective Intelligence Honors Thought Leader, is tasked with the massive job of understanding how geopolitical events and global security intelligence could impact The Walt Disney Company’s various lines of business. To do so she’s created one of the best protective…
Read MoreThe Definitive Guide to Establishing a Modern Protective Intelligence Program
As you build or reevaluate your program, it’s important to consider:
Read MoreGoing Beyond Security to Put People First — Honoring Keith White
There are few career stories that result in a straight, predictable line of progression. Keith White, SVP and Chief Global Safety and Security Officer at Salesforce, has a story that can be described as anything but linear — moving on from working nights at Burger King, to loss prevention, to leading global security for two…
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