The Corner Office

How can you earn your “Corner Office” in the enterprise? Learn about risk mitigation strategies, security vendor partnerships and new shifts in technology in Phil Aronson’s monthly column.

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Is Voice the Next Stage for your Enterprise Security Program?

Phil Aronson

August 1, 2018

As the industry moves toward holistic 360-degree security systems to satisfy business needs, security professionals are beginning to appreciate the role of voice in the equation.

The Best Technology Ever Created

Phil Aronson

July 1, 2018

I love technology. My college degree is in math. I enjoy solving problems using technology. I love its disruptive nature. It can force us to rethink the way we do things. It changes us; how we think of ourselves, our families, our work and our society. It provides hope to the crippled, opportunities for the poor and disenfranchised, and healing for our environment. Its potential is a two-sided blade. It can harm us or help us. It can be used for good or evil.

Stranger in a Strange Land: Finding the New Normal of Security Culture

Phil Aronson

June 1, 2018

We are no longer in a “safe” world. There are many who believe they are simply managing what inevitably is going to happen. We are all strangers in a strange land.

Greenfield Conversations with Security Leaders

Phil Aronson

May 1, 2018

This month I want to share with you a refreshing thought exercise that came from a discussion with several senior risk and security executives around the construction of their next generation security programs if they had a greenfield opportunity to create it from a blank canvas.

Are You Giving Back to the Security Industry?

Through High-Level Conversations, Security Executives Can Start to Enhance Their Role as Strategic Enterprise Business Partners

Phil Aronson

March 1, 2018

They are all giving generously of their knowledge, time and wisdom. And all we have to do is listen, learn and share in return.

10 Essential Conversations Facing the Security Ecosystem

Phil Aronson

February 1, 2018

Here are some of the “front of mind” issues that senior security executives and the vendor ecosystem (consultants, integrators and technology providers) are wrestling with.

Will Security Enterprises Survive the Digital Transformation?

Phil Aronson

January 1, 2018

A new intelligence is being nurtured and is rapidly coming of age.

Intelligent Security Demands Intelligent Design

Phil Aronson

December 1, 2017

As more IoT devices (sensors) are introduced, new services emerge that integrate them. Clients will see new approaches to optimizing their people, processes and technology architecture.

Managing the Mess Security Magazine November 2017

Managing the Mess: Finding Opportunity Amidst Complexity

Phil Aronson

November 1, 2017

Complexity is not our friend. It is the enemy of execution. However, where there is complexity there is also opportunity for technology and service providers who understand the complexity, embrace it and reduce its impact on their client’s organization.

Culture First, Technology Third

Phil Aronson

October 1, 2017

The bottom line: Culture is another way of saying “This is how we do things around here.” In most cases, what is written down or hung on the wall does not align with “how we do things around here.” People will perform their roles, work within their processes and utilize technology to get things done; but the values that undergird their behavior and the ability to understand them and leverage them is one of the keys to unlocking the value of security.

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ARTICLES

Is Voice the Next Stage for your Enterprise Security Program?

The Best Technology Ever Created

Stranger in a Strange Land: Finding the New Normal of Security Culture

Greenfield Conversations with Security Leaders

Are You Giving Back to the Security Industry?

10 Essential Conversations Facing the Security Ecosystem

Will Security Enterprises Survive the Digital Transformation?

Intelligent Security Demands Intelligent Design

Managing the Mess: Finding Opportunity Amidst Complexity

Culture First, Technology Third

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