Podcast
Looking for What You Don’t Know — An Inside Look into Security Details for Presidential Candidates
With a presidential election around the corner, many wonder what level of Secret Service protection is provided to hopeful candidates, when it is an option to receive, and what resources are used. After serving as a senior supervisor on the Secret Service Presidential Protective Division during her 26 year career with the U.S. Secret Service,…
Read MoreThe Meticulous Eye Demanded by High Profile Investigations
When one incorrect piece of data could cost someone their life, you have no choice but to be meticulous about what you do. Kurt McKenzie, Director of Physical Security at MongoDB, has had a career that hinges on the ability to be meticulous in every single thing he analyzes. He is a retired FBI Supervisory…
Read MoreHow Security Teams Enable Decision-Making in Times of Crisis
Major General Richard Lake works as an independent consultant focusing on global and corporate security issues. Prior to his retirement from active duty in 2013, Lake served for over 36 years in the U.S. Marine Corps as an intelligence, foreign area, and infantry officer. He also served for four years with the CIA as one…
Read MoreYou See Me, You Can Be Me — The Value of Mentorship for Future Leaders
Chief Paradis possesses a combination of 30 plus years of law enforcement, higher education public safety, and emergency management experience. She currently serves as the Chief of Police and the Executive Director of Public Safety for the University of Mississippi Police Department and the Office of Public Safety.
Read MoreTill Death Do Us Part — Security at High-Profile Funerals
When it comes down to it, funerals for high-profile individuals reflect much of what takes place at a large scale event. From the intricate level of detail involved in planning logistics to managing media to ensuring unwanted guests stay clear of the service — the event must feel seamless to the average spectator, despite the…
Read MoreEmpowering Security Professionals to Impact the Bottom Line with HiveWatch CEO Ryan Schonfeld
Driven by his frustrations as an end-user of security tools, Ryan Schonfeld, Founder and CEO of HiveWatch, built a company to make it easier for security professionals to be more connected and informed. He knows firsthand the abundance of data available to interpret and the antiquated practices of collecting it from disparate systems — unsure…
Read MoreMitigating the Alarming Extent of Publicly Accessible Personal Data through Global Integrity’s Qphone
Imagine everywhere you go, and everything you do is being tracked for others to access — from coffee shop visits, to work, to the websites you visit, the list goes on. The hard truth is this threat is a reality for the majority of people. Bill Marlow, CEO and Founder of Global Integrity, has created…
Read MoreInside the Mind of the Attacker: Using Red Teaming to Mitigate Business Risk
Dr. Treston Wheat is a red team analyst who specializes in TTP (tactics, techniques, procedures) research, threat modeling, and social engineering. Previously, he was a strategic cybersecurity analyst and geopolitical risk analyst. Dr. Wheat is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University teaching about intelligence analysis, and he is the editor-in-chief of IPSB’s The Close…
Read MoreWhen the Little Things Add Up: The Intel Analysts’ Role in Communicating Imminent Risk to Leadership
The geopolitical landscape has become increasingly complex to manage for intel analysts — especially those conducting risk assessments on an international level. They have to be hyper-aware of countries with a more authoritarian regime that can leverage the business relationship in their best interest, putting the company at risk. However, it’s not always easy to…
Read MoreShattering Silos: Getting Security and Human Resources to Partner Together for Safety
Security professionals and human resources (HR) professionals share a common goal – fostering a safe and secure workplace – yet they often don’t know how to partner together to make it happen. In this episode, Dr. Marisa Randazzo talks with Nici McLean and Melissa Muir, two HR professionals who are passionate about bridging this divide…
Read MoreThe Evolution of Targeted Violence and Why the Threats We Don’t See Pose the Most Danger
When entering unknown territory, the sound of a barking dog in the distance poses an ominous foreshadowing of the potential violence ahead. Identifying the magnitude of the bite (or threat) and how to mitigate it is pivotal to coming out unscathed, and is a mission that Mike Roche, former Secret Service Special Agent and author,…
Read More9 Industry Leading Perspectives on How to Communicate the Value of Corporate Security
There’s no time like the present to prioritize security within organizations. Mitigating risk protects not only a business’s workforce and property but also its operations, financial stability, and reputation. Despite many leaders understanding this, in many cases, they are still leaving security in the dark, pulling away funds for critical programs, team members, and technology.…
Read MoreFormer FBI Special Agent Shares What’s Essential to Managing Investigations
“If it’s not documented, it didn’t happen” is a standard that Christine Oliver has stood by for the duration of her career, leading investigations in both the public and private sectors. As a Former FBI Special Agent and current emergency response and security leader, she prides herself in developing and implementing a thorough incidents, investigations…
Read MoreJack Carr Answers All — Questions from the Audience and A Sneak Peek into Only the Dead
Jack Carr’s latest addition to the James Reece series, Only the Dead, is a captivating page-turner that does not disappoint. With meticulous research and attention to detail, he transports readers to the 1980s, immersing them in a volatile and divided political environment. Jack is a former Navy SEAL who led special operations teams as a…
Read MoreHow a Digitally-Informed Approach to Security Can Revolutionize the Patron Experience
Oftentimes when concert or sports venues ramp up their security measures, the guest experience is downgraded with longer lines and more processes and rules. This doesn’t have to be the case. A customer-backed model, keeping in mind what’s important to the patron and what information the GSOC needs to know, can transform the patron experience…
Read MoreFrom OSAC to DSAC to Visa’s GSOC: Identifying the Root Cause of Security Concerns
In the fields of security and intelligence, where definitive answers and data are often needed immediately to make critical decisions, taking the time to listen can get pushed aside. However, as Mary Hackman argues, looking for the root causes of security problems and finding time to ask for the opinions of others may be the…
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