Security leader Burke Brownfeld sits down with Erik Antons, Chief Security Officer at Whirlpool Corporation for the latest Leader to Leader.

For the first installation of Security’s Leader to Leader column — for which I will interview security leaders across industries on their careers, their challenges and their views of risk and resilience every few months — I was fortunate to spend time with Shelley Benoliel, Head of Physical Security & Business Resilience at Zoom Communications, to talk about her career and her approach to the security industry.

Now is the time to take a step back and consider approaches that can help to re-brand the image of your corporate security and resilience departments. This article will share four direct strategies that can help you and your security team transition from being seen as a “cost center” to becoming a value-add to your business’s bottom line.