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Bringing Different Backgrounds to Your Intelligence Team

April 4, 2019

Recruiting people of varying backgrounds into private sector intelligence is just as important as in the rest of the security industry.

New Research: Reports of Harassment Continue to Increase

April 3, 2019

The 2019 Ethics & Compliance Hotline Benchmark Report by NAVEX Global® shows an overall 18 percent increase in harassment reports during 2017 and 2018 with 41 percent of reports substantiated.

How to Find Talent in a Tough Job Market

How do you lure employees with high level talent and keep them amongst tight labor markets with low unemployment?

Adam Stone

April 3, 2019

How can security leaders recruit and retain top talent?

What Salary Does a Security Executive Make?

How does compensation at your security enterprise compare with salaries in the Asia Pacific region?

Diane Ritchey

April 1, 2019

According to the 2018 Asia-Pacific compensation survey, conducted jointly by the Asia Crisis & Security Group and Security Management Resources, CSO salaries in APAC range from $230,000 per year to $317,000 per year, with energy and utilities and banking and financial institutions as the two industries with the highest salaries.

Elevating School Safety with Interoperable Communications

Rob Wright

March 28, 2019

Earthquakes. Active shooters. Tornadoes. Wildfires. Trespassers. Fires. These are all prime examples of incidents that every school needs to be and should be well-prepared for.

Eighteen State Governors Launch Cyber Skills Program for High School Girls

March 28, 2019

SANS Institute has launched a national cybersecurity program designed specifically for high school girls to encourage more females into the industry and to reduce the national cyber skills gap.

We Need to Focus More on Right of Boom

Charles B. McKenna

March 26, 2019

In government parlance, Boom is the detonation of an explosive device, initially used in speaking of a nuclear bomb. Those steeped in disaster preparedness and response now speak in terms of “left of boom” and “right of boom.” Left of boom is the planning and preparation that goes into ensuring that a device never detonates and right of boom deals with responding to a disaster, generally the man-made type. Much of what organizations do is to address left of boom.

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Most Pros Feel Unequipped to Manage Emerging Technology, IT Trend Report Reveals

March 26, 2019

SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI) released the findings of the SolarWinds® IT Trends Report 2019: Skills for Tech Pros of Tomorrow.

SIA's Women in Security Forum Selected for the 2018 Chairman's Award

March 25, 2019

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has selected the SIA Women in Security Forum as the recipient of the 2018 Chairman’s Award, which recognizes SIA members’ diligent efforts in furthering the SIA mission and overall commitment to the association’s future.

When an Active Shooter ISN’T…Talking About Violence When Training Civilians

Larry Pomykalski

March 21, 2019

I was in law enforcement prior to the term ‘Active Shooter’ became an accepted way to describe someone bent on hurting people, and before Columbine forever changed how police will respond to acts of mass violence.