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There’s been a global shift in workplace policy in the corporate world. The default of day-to-day workplace for employees in headquarter locations has been reimagined as flexibility has become essential for anyone navigating the past year and a half.

Security is one of the fastest-growing professional careers worldwide. Career prospects range from entry-level security officer and administrative positions to system integration specialists and private investigators to directors of security at corporations and organizations around the world. While security is not traditionally a sector that most women considered to build their careers, the landscape has shifted dramatically.

North Carolina's Department of Public Safety Secretary Erik A. Hooks appointed William Ray as the state's new Director of Emergency Management.

Stephen F. Austin (SFA) State University Police Department recently received accreditation from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators.

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has put out a free online course for organizations to assess their COVID-19 workplace risk.

Occupational health and safety specialists CE Safety analyzed data from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and figures from Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) in the U.K.

The massive shift to remote work and a continually expanding attack surface has made the concept of trust-based security a naïve one at best, dangerous at worst. But the upshot is that everything we’ve seen and experienced in the past year has helped seed the need for a zero-trust based approach. Let’s look at some of the major trends and factors of the past year and how these risks can be mitigated using a zero trust approach.

In this year’s Security Leadership: 2021 Women in Security report, we take you through the professional journeys of 13 enterprise security leaders that have risen the ranks during their careers with their skills, forward-thinking mindsets, and a passion for the job they do.