Building Bridges: Overcoming Silos to Bring Organizations to the Next Level

The issue of silos is one brought up often in the security world, and for good reason — the presence of silos can limit not just the effectiveness of the security team, but of the organization as a whole. Let’s take a deeper look at the impact of silos, their historical entrenchment, how to bridge them and the resulting benefits that will accrue to your organization and its external partners.

Chief Security Officer and Executive Vice President of HSSE and Enterprise Quality at Jacobs, Joe Olivarez, warns that when silos are present, organizations “miss opportunities to scale resources and drive true operational efficiencies.” Furthermore, those that operate in silos lack the full picture of the risks they face.