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2011 Security 500: Alphabetical

May 22, 2012
Welcome to the fifth annual Security 500 Survey, Benchmark and Trends report, recognizing both our profession’s best security leaders and their outstanding organizations as well as identifying the biggest challenges and targets for where billions of dollars will be invested to manage enterprise risk and improve security.
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Attend the Security 500 West Coast on April 17th

March 27, 2012
After five successful years in New York City, we are pleased to announce: Security 500 West to be held on April 17th at the Palo Alto Four Seasons Hotel.
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Sixth Annual Security 500 Report: Measuring Up

How the Best Security Leaders Deliver Business Value
November 01, 2011

Security leadership and value is being tied directly to business unit and organizational goals as the best measure of its contribution. So directly tied, that business unit leaders are paying for risk management and security as a direct service versus an allocation. Further, these internal customers view security as a consultancy, and they are routinely seeking their advice to understand and manage risks enabling them to reach their objectives. The transparency of this relationship allows the business unit to identify security’s value to achieving their goals, resulting in increased reliance, use and spending with security.


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2011 Security 500 Sector Reports

November 01, 2011
The Security 500 tracks 19 vertical markets and collects unique data where appropriate (such as patients in healthcare) and applies this data to key metrics.
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SEC 500: 2011 Rankings

November 01, 2011
The 500 top security organizations are ranked by industry.
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Point Blank: The Security 500

November 01, 2011
Witness, if you will, 50 years of security art and science collapsed into the post 9/11 decade. When the dot com era burst, many venture dollars were looking for a place to work. 9/11, sadly, happened and was followed by many changes, including the creation of DHS and the promises to “inspect every bag at airports,” which led to the venture capital and curious question: Inspect them with what? The need rose, the money poured in. Innovation followed.
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Security 500: Profiles of Top Security Leaders

October 27, 2011
For CNA, profitable growth – domestically and internationally – is among its winning strategies. This, combined with a more mobile workforce, has generated new opportunities and involvement from the global commercial insurer’s security team. Among the bigger challenges for Chief Security Officer Bill Phillips is supporting expansion initiatives while maintaining a global, yet lean organization.
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Survey Says Only 18 Percent of Colleges Believe Their Security Access Control Is Effective

September 09, 2011

Data from independent research, Effective Management of Safe & Secure Openings & Identities, shows 82 percent of public, private and 2-year specialized colleges and universities believe they are not very effective at managing safe and secure openings or identities.


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Security 500 Benchmarking Survey Now Available!

July 26, 2011
Here is your chance to find out how your organization stacks up against the rest of the industry. Participate in this year's Security 500 benchmarking survey before August 5. Your company’s individual answers to the survey will not be published, but will only be used for the purpose of gathering metrics and reporting the overall results of the survey.
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2010 Security 500: The State of the Art

November 01, 2010
To the naked eye, the security profession is expanding and shrinking at the same time. Security’s role is expanding as organizations elevate the function by recognizing and addressing enterprise risk
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Stanley Customer Appreciation Event at ASIS 2011

Customers enjoyed the annual Stanley customer appreciation event during ASIS 2011 in Orlando.

Podcasts

The New Age of Video Surveillance
In this podcast, Bill Lawrence, director of Service Solutions and Platforms for ADT Security Services, explains the growing interest in video surveillance by both government agencies as well as businesses of every stripe. He discusses what any organization should consider before investing heavily in the technology. Lawrence is a 25-year veteran of both the information technology and physical security industries, with extensive experience in network video surveillance and physical security convergence.
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Your Time

On a daily basis, how much work time do you estimate that you spend addressing an emergency or crisis within your organization?
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