Articles Tagged with ''security leaders''

We spoke to nine female security leaders across the industry about mentorships, career paths, the security talent gap and how to foster diverse talent within an organization.

Development of a compelling job description is the first challenge to hiring the right candidate for any security job.

Many of today’s job descriptions are very different from those from the past. How does a hiring manager evaluate potential candidates in this fast-moving environment?

This month I want to share with you a refreshing thought exercise that came from a discussion with several senior risk and security executives around the construction of their next generation security programs if they had a greenfield opportunity to create it from a blank canvas.

Now that you have conducted the interviews, it is important to document the results from each interviewee.

They are all giving generously of their knowledge, time and wisdom. And all we have to do is listen, learn and share in return.

You need to be as familiar with the company as the CEO is, before you even consider having any discussions with senior executives.

A well thought-out strategy is the best approach for both security job seekers and hiring companies.

2017 was a very busy year for security professionals. Between multiple high-profile data breaches and cyberattacks, terrorist attacks and mass shootings, security leaders are still juggling the weighty responsibilities of risk mitigation, reputation management and loss prevention. Below are some of Security magazine’s staff’s top articles of 2017, with trends, events and guides for security leaders in the New Year.