Articles Tagged with ''security leadership''

When it comes to educating and mentoring the next generation of CSOs and CISOs, the answer is pretty clear – the path is very uncertain.

Last month I covered the unlikely probability of the security organization reporting to the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Where within the enterprise the corporate security department reports is often more form over function. It may be personality driven, power driven or simply a corporate culture thing. Many companies have a hard time deciding where corporate security should report. 

In my first column I invited you into the office of the CSO and the CEO of a company that had re-positioned itself as a security risk management services (SRMS) provider; a new category that I feel is emerging to address the need for a 360-degree view and understanding of an organization’s risk strategy, plan, processes and metrics.

Registration and housing are now open for the ASIS International 62nd Annual Seminar and Exhibits (ASIS 2016), which takes place September 12-15 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. 

We are now accepting nominations for Security magazine’s 2017 Most Influential People in Security award. 

A GSOC’s value is now recognized as a necessity to support an enterprise’s global business goals and operations.

Afew years ago I had the honor and privilege to give the keynote address at ISC West and was subsequently asked to repeat that address at ISC East.