As part of its arsenal of battlefield tactics, the Islamic State (ISIS) has added cyber-attacks to its list. By hacking into news organizations throughout the world, the terrorist organization has launched incredibly disruptive attacks in France, the United Kingdom, the United States and Iran, as attempts to eliminate the freedom of the press and manipulate the views shared by the media.
It's cliché but true: One bad apple gives the whole bunch a bad name. When hiring new officers for private security, one untrained security officer can ruin both your company's brand and the reputation of the industry as a whole.
Has investigative reporting turned against the security officer? According to Mark Fidelman, biases embedded in news reports can give your security team an undeserved bad reputation.
“Being satisfied with a program now does not mean you will be satisfied with it tomorrow. The threats, attacks, types of attackers are always changing.”
November 5, 2013
“Leadership isabout making the team better than the sum of its parts. Leaders look for people who will bring out the best from others and make the whole team better. Great leaders are force multipliers,” shares Stephen Scharf, the leader at Experian entrusted with protecting the business’ brand and customer information from ever changing and expanding threats.
Allegations that temporary workers were housed in cramped conditions and guarded 24/7 by security officers from a far-right leaning company compelled the usually secretive company to respond.
As enterprise security executives cozy up to the C-suite folks, there is more focus on protecting the brand and the organization’s reputation. It may be a more complex assignment than first thought.
