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Jerry Brennan

Jerry Brennan

Jerry J. Brennan is the founder and Chief Operating Officer of Security Management Resources (SMR Group) (www.smrgroup.com), the world’s leading executive search firm exclusively focused in corporate security. Prior to founding SMR in 1997, Brennan enjoyed a 26-year career in domestic and international enterprise risk and security roles.  

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Personal Branding and Your Career, Part 2

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Jerry Brennan
August 1, 2018

In July’s column, I provided an overview of the concept of personal branding and why it is relevant to security professionals looking to further both their reputation and marketability. This month I want to expand on the topic by addressing specific steps you can take to better identify your individual brand.


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Personal Branding and Your Career

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Jerry Brennan
July 1, 2018

Every security professional should plan their career objectives and develop a broad range of experience and competencies. This is a proven method for achieving your career goals. Development of a personal brand is equally important and should occur simultaneously. It will positively affect both your reputation and your marketability.


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An Expanded View of Succession Planning

Succession Planning Can Align Security's Mission with the Enterprise's Larger Risk Mitigation Goals
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Jerry Brennan
March 1, 2018
Succession planning is a key component in the architecture of your security workforce.
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Salary and Compensation Demystified

Salary and Compensation Demystified

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Jerry Brennan
August 1, 2017

The most common question asked by candidates when they are considering a new position is “What does the compensation look like?”


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Insider threats

Who is Facilitating Insider Threats?

Are enterprises in an impossible situation when it comes to dealing with insider threats?
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September 1, 2014

While legislators have passed a multitude of statutes to aid in the protection of our economic interests pertaining to data systems – non-physical assets and privacy – frequently any course of action is still determined by the concept of monetary loss and treated as if someone was stealing or damaging physical assets, or as in the case of the Stored Communications Act (SCA), creating a statue that has been described as dense and confusing to even legal scholars.


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Controlling Brand Risk

How the market perceives a company and its brand(s) ultimately dictates success or failure.
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Lynn Mattice
June 1, 2014

Constant vigilance in the marketplace is vital to understanding, responding to and mitigating incidents that can have a devastating impact on your enterprise’s brand and reputation.


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Resiliency

How to Add Resiliency to Your Risk Management Strategy

The latest buzzword these days is “Resiliency,” which for all intents and purposes is really nothing more than a new term for business continuity planning (BCP) in the private sector and continuity of operations planning (COP) in the public sector.
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May 1, 2014

Probably the most important first step an organization should take in developing their BCP/COP program is to conduct an inventory of all of the enterprise’s processes, assets and resources (PAR). No one has the time or resources to boil the ocean, so once the inventory has been completed, the next step involves prioritizing the PAR list from the most critical to the least important.


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How to Keep Up with Emerging Technologies and Risks

consumers hundreds of billions of dollars annually. In the United States, credit card fraud resulting from cyber intrusions has skyrocketed.
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April 1, 2014

Whether you are in a private or public enterprise, developing a solid base of intelligence on new and emerging technologies is a critical element in developing strategic and tactical responses to maintain operational continuity.


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Earning Security Success by Monitoring the Marketplace

Knowing what is happening in the marketplace is vital to the success of your enterprise
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March 1, 2014

Monitoring emerging trends, customer likes and dislikes, and understanding unmet customer needs can determine how rapid a rate of incline or decline your business experiences. Companies spend millions of dollars conducting surveys of customers, potential customers, industry experts and key opinion leaders to determine if their products or services effectively meet, exceed or miss market expectations.


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How Dependence Can Ruin A Supply Chain

The economic horizon was showing signs of new life and your business-improving Orders were up, but you have concerns that you have stretched the length of your supply chain
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February 1, 2014

The economic horizon was showing signs of new life and your business-improving Orders were up, but you have concerns that you have stretched the length of your supply chain


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ON DEMAND: The insider threat—consisting of scores of different types of crimes and incidents—is a scourge even during the best of times. But the chaos, instability and desperation that characterize crises also catalyze both intentional and unwitting insider attacks. Learn how your workers, contractors, volunteers and partners are exploiting the dislocation caused by today's climate of Coronavirus, unemployment, disinformation and social unrest.

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