Articles Tagged with ''security staffing''

Security Strategy

Data-driven decisions in the SOC

Security leaders can use data-driven decision-making to identify inefficiencies, quantitatively measure the success of security procedures and encourage collaboration between teams.

Simon Morgan

May 11, 2023

Data-driven decision-making is a key factor in making informed business and management decisions and is prevalent today in many types of settings.

Achieving mental health among security staff remotely

Supporting your security team remotely

Jon Check

December 8, 2020

It is certainly important to bring awareness to the industry-wide stress that hinders our security workforce, but in order to tackle this issue head on, leaders must make employee wellbeing the priority. Changes made during these times will have lasting beneficial effects on employees and the industry no matter where their career takes them.

The 10 Common Failure Points of the Hiring Process

Jerry J. Brennan

January 1, 2018

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

Staffing Your Security Operations Center to Run Like a Well-Oiled Machine

Kerry Matre

January 17, 2017

One of the major issues organizations face in building security operations centers (SOCs) is finding the qualified personnel needed to properly run the operation.

Report Ranks Best and Worst Agencies for Federal Employees

December 15, 2016

The Partnership for Public Service released the 2016 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® rankings that show a 1.3-point rise in federal employee engagement compared to 2015, for a score of 59.4 out of 100.

Top School Security Concerns During Election Day

October 30, 2016

With Election Day just days away, schools across the country are preparing to open their doors to the public to operate as polling locations.

Security Career Opportunities Through Staff Development

Jerry J. Brennan

October 1, 2016

During the course of my executive recruitment work, I have had the opportunity to observe and review a large number of corporate security organizations globally.

Survey Shows Employers Grappling With Regulatory, Social Changes

August 25, 2016

A fifth annual report on the workplace finds widespread concern with new overtime rules and other major regulatory matters, and increased movement of social issues.

Report Finds Security Operations Centers Lack Maturity and Skilled Professionals

January 19, 2016

Hewlett-Packard's third annual State of Security Operations Report 2016 found that security operations center maturity remains well below optimal levels, with 85 percent of assessed organizations falling below recommended maturity levels.

Study: Cloud Computing Offers Benefits for SMBs

Eighty percent of SMBs in the U.S. say cloud computing contributes to business growth

May 1, 2014

Sixty percent of midsized business respondents said that turning to cloud computing made IT departments more productive, as IT personnel do not have to waste limited staff resources on managing service agreement licenses or upgrading computers with new software.

ON DEMAND: Business-impacting events such as severe weather, man-made disasters, and supply chain disruption are increasing in frequency and making impacts around the globe.

In today's rapidly evolving security landscape, organizations face an ever-growing array of disruptive events, security threats and risks. Traditional reactive approaches to security intelligence often leave businesses vulnerable and ill-prepared to anticipate and mitigate emerging threats that could impact the safety of their people, facilities or operations.