2021 November

Security Magazine

This month, Security Magazine brings you The 2021 Security Benchmark Report, marking a new approach and name to the report, focusing on metrics and data that security organizations can use to measure their security organizations against their peers. Security’s number one goal with The Security Benchmark Report is to showcase the value of security within the enterprise, as well as be a business enabler to our readers’ security programs. The report includes comparisons of all security organizations, sector reports and leadership profiles. Throughout this month, check out stories on security metrics, security awareness training, drones, video surveillance, identity management, leadership, career advice, and more!

The 2021 Security Benchmark Report

Welcome to The 2021 Security Benchmark Report, which includes comparisons of all security organizations, sector reports, annual top trends and leadership profiles.

Maggie Shein

November 8, 2021

Welcome to The 2021 Security Benchmark Report. This issue marks a new approach and name to the report, focusing on metrics and data that security organizations can use to measure their security organizations against their peers.

The 2021 Security Benchmark Sector Reports

The Security Benchmark Report data is broken up by sector to offer more direct comparisons among peer organizations.

Maggie Shein

November 8, 2021

The Security Benchmark Report data is broken up by sector to offer more direct comparisons among peer organizations.

More about The 2021 Security Benchmark Report

Methodology

Maggie Shein

November 8, 2021

The 2021 Security Benchmark Report surveyed security leaders across the globe to compile data on security budget, roles and responsibilities within an organization. Here’s some more information about this year’s report.

Product spotlight on identity management solutions

Maria Henriquez

November 23, 2021

Securing physical or digital assets are at the heart of reducing enterprise and business risks. Identity management solutions help enterprises verify a user’s identity and ensure that only authorized users access facilities, applications, systems or networks. Let’s explore a sampling of the latest identity management solutions.

Elevating healthcare with artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence-enabled video surveillance is being used to streamline field-level operations and manage healthcare facilities in a cost-effective way, while adding a layer of security and safety.

Hartmut Schaper

November 18, 2021

Smart video surveillance with artificial intelligence-enabled analytics can allow security leaders to gain efficiencies in response times, investigations and incident detection across healthcare organizations, all while protecting privacy and reducing false alarms.

Drones as security tools

Unmanned aircraft can provide enterprise security teams with a number of potential use cases, including improving incident response, investigations and more.

Adam Stone

November 19, 2021

With unmanned aircraft as a tool for their security teams, enterprise security can expand situational awareness, while making more effective use of a company’s human resources.

Cyber Tactics

2021 BlackBerry Security Summit roundup

John McClurg

November 17, 2021

This year, on October 13th, the BlackBerry Security Summit 2021 took place — fully virtual. Keynote speakers included a range of BlackBerry organizational leaders across specialties, from Cybersecurity and Threat Detection to Product Management and Engineering.

Leadership & Management

“A modest proposal” for Leadership as a Service

Michael Gips

November 17, 2021

This month’s leadership columnist Mike Gips proposes a satirical alternative to the need for leadership prevailing in security today, taking inspiration from essayist Jonathan Swift and his “Modest” proposal for addressing food scarcity, malnourishment, blight and overpopulation within Ireland in the 1700s.

Career Intelligence

Security career exit strategies

Jerry J Brennan

Joanne R. Pollock

November 15, 2021

An exit strategy is not necessarily top of mind if you are enjoying a successful security career. How do you start planning your exit strategy when you are no longer seeking professional advancement?

Security Talk

It’s all about the metrics

Maggie Shein

November 15, 2021

One of the insights that this year’s security leaders shared with us was which metrics their security programs and the C-suite find most valuable — and we found some overarching trends in this area.

Ransomware and the propulsion of the extortion economy has rapidly eclipsed into a national priority. Recently, we observed the catastrophic impact of a widescale ransomware attack impacting gas pipelines and raising national gas prices overnight.