The four previous columns in this series were designed to help prepare you for collecting vital insights into the views of senior executives and key leaders across your enterprise. 

Technology moves quickly, as military and commercial tools and toys merge with security applications to create both new solutions and risks for the enterprise. What should you be on the lookout for this year?

The previous three columns have laid the groundwork for establishing yourself as an effective influencer. In this month’s column, we will explore gaining the unique insights necessary to establish a program that will truly provide value to the enterprise.

Starting last August, we began the current series of articles to provide our readers with a deep dive into the NIST Framework and its approach to Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond to and Recover from cybersecurity incidents.

In last month’s column, we provided background on “Laying the Groundwork to Become an Effective Influencer.”

Enterprise security directors are stepping into the spotlight as their unique sets of silo-crossing skills position them for company-wide leadership. In Security magazine’s annual Security 500 Report, learn the top 10 trends that enterprise security leaders are facing this year, gather sector and issue-specific metrics to enhance your in-house reporting, determine which companies are leading the pack in your sector, and build your case to become the enterprise’s next go-to executive resource.

Which security programs are taking the lead? These 500 enterprises have been ranked through metrics to determine the forerunners in 18 sectors.

Formed in 1936, Nationwide’s corporate security department has had the same mission since its inception: “To help our company do business safely by filling a safety consultative role with the business leaders,” says Jay Beighley, Associate Vice President of Corporate Security.