2021 July

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.

Throughout this month, check out stories on how to succeed during the first 90 days as a Chief Security Officer, identity management for multi-tenant buildings, travel risk management, red teaming, and fostering a healthy workplace environment after trauma. Also this month, security leaders explore the insider risk, virtual interview strategies, the future of security research, and more!

Security leadership: 2021 Women in Security

Get a glimpse into the professional journeys and backgrounds of 13 very talented and skilled enterprise security leaders.

Maggie Shein

July 6, 2021

The first 90 days of a Chief Security Officer

New Chief Security Officers who approach the role with a strong focus on understanding organizational culture for the first 90 days are likely to enjoy success. Here, CSOs provide advice on how to start off on the right foot.

Maria Henriquez

July 9, 2021

The first 90 days of a Chief Security Officer in an organization are critical for his/her success or failure in the new position. Successful individuals will be the ones who establish trusting relationships, learn the organizational culture, and lay the ground foundation for a security program.

Product Spotlight

Product spotlight on IP video surveillance

A sampling of the latest IP video surveillance solutions.

Maria Henriquez

July 16, 2021

Switching from analog to IP-based cameras can offer more reliable security and added value for your business, providing higher resolutions to cover larger areas or get more detailed images to meet identification requirements to deliver vital business data and increase surveillance efficiency, all with potential for integration. Here is a sampling of the latest IP video surveillance solutions.

Enterprise Services

Four ways to optimize your red team operations

If done right, red teams put an organization’s security controls, policies, response and training to the test using the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) of real-world adversaries, providing value to any security program.

Brady Bloxham

July 12, 2021

Red teams put an organization’s security controls, policies, response and training to the test using the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) of real-world adversaries. It is an essential activity in any security program, but it only provides value if done right.

Integrated Solutions

Identity management for multi-tenant buildings

Identity and access management within a multi-tenant setting can be time-consuming, costly and risk-intensive without the right tools.

Brooke Grigsby

July 12, 2021

Trends in the industry are making identity management requirements in apartment and multi-tenant facilities all the more demanding. A new generation of solutions that offer dynamic identity provisioning on mobile devices offer a way forward — enabling universal, trackable access to all spaces for all users coming and going.

A glimpse of women in the security sector today

A new generation of young professionals are joining the industry who may not have considered security as a career path previously thanks to others that have paved the way through their dedication and successes.

Mimi Lanfranchi

July 8, 2021

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.

Security Talk

Fostering a healthy workplace environment in the aftermath of trauma

Maggie Shein

July 13, 2021

Security teams of all sectors face incidents of violence, anxiety, escalation and trauma during their careers. For a security leader, fostering a healthy workplace environment following trauma or helping managers and frontline security personnel navigate such incidents is particularly essential to healing, reducing turnover, and allowing everyone in the workplace to feel heard, respected and confident.

Education & Training

COVID-19 brought all hands on deck: Why we need to keep it that way

Bruce McIndoe

July 14, 2021

Duty of Care spells out responsibilities an organization has for its people. This includes making the workplace safe, preventing risks to health, and ensuring safe working practices are set up and followed. There is a lot to deal with between these areas and the onus is on a variety of managers to ensure nothing falls between those cracks.

 Leadership & Management

Writing the future history of security research

Michael Gips

July 1, 2021

It’s tempting to file the term “security research” with the likes of “jumbo shrimp” and “somewhat unique” under the heading of oxymorons. Compared to such business disciplines as law, economics, marketing, engineering, data science — and, now, even cybersecurity — business and corporate security lag behind.

Cyber Tactics

Despite ransomware distractions, the insider risk continues

John McClurg

July 1, 2021

Over the last two years, ransomware has been, without a doubt, the hottest topic in cybersecurity discussions in both the cybersecurity community and the general population. Major attacks like the one on SolarWinds and against Colonial Pipeline have dominated headlines — and for good reasons.

Career Intelligence

Interview strategies for security professionals: The virtual edition

Jerry J. Brennan

Joanne R. Pollock

July 1, 2021

Interviews have long been sources of angst for job seekers. Adding even more stress to an already stressful situation, the pandemic caused many organizations to move almost exclusively into virtually screening candidates. Candidates now need to prepare for their 15 minutes of (on screen) fame in addition to a possible in-person interview.

The 2026 threat environment will be louder, faster, and more interconnected. The most pressing risks, from global political volatility to emerging tech disruptions, will challenge organizations to act amid ambiguity and protect credibility in an era of accelerating uncertainty.

Security Magazine

Cover Story

Security leadership: 2021 Women in Security

Featured Articles

The first 90 days of a Chief Security Officer

Product spotlight on IP video surveillance

Four ways to optimize your red team operations

Identity management for multi-tenant buildings

A glimpse of women in the security sector today

Columns

Fostering a healthy workplace environment in the aftermath of trauma

COVID-19 brought all hands on deck: Why we need to keep it that way

Writing the future history of security research

Despite ransomware distractions, the insider risk continues

Interview strategies for security professionals: The virtual edition

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