If he’s successful, a good day in the office of a CSO is a quiet one. “All was calm” in the security department today, he can claim. The CSO and his staff have done their job well. They are strong leaders who have educated and prepared their staff, and they wholeheartedly embrace tomorrow’s challenges. Security is mostly in the business of getting ready.
But just when you think that you have it all down, your I’s are dotted and your T’s are crossed – your company goes global. Suddenly you have a bunch of regional economies, societies and cultures integrated throughout your organization. Your company’s goods, capital, services and labor now span oceans and miles, and you find you must address new sociocultural, technological and sometimes political challenges to your security operations.