I’m pleased to offer an excerpt from the book Becoming a Global Chief Security Executive Officer: A How to Guide for Next Generation Security Leaders, by author Roland Cloutier and published by Syngress.

Next month we will honor the Most Influential People in Security, with our annual report, which is now in its 11th year.

In certain parts of the country, people regularly perform earthquake and tornado drills, priming themselves to be ready should the unexpected occur. 

When discussing cybersecurity, a color can make all the difference. I recently spoke with Christopher Camejo, Director of Threat and Vulnerability Analysis, for NTT Com Security, about the differences between a white hacker, blue hacker and black hacker, and a red penetration test.

The world is getting smaller, and corruption is no longer contained in a single location. It transcends boundaries, impacting people and businesses at multiple global touchpoints.

Rachel Briggs was a university student when her uncle was taken and held by the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Colombia and held for 7 ½ months before being released. 

Late last year ASIS International announced the appointment of Peter J. O’Neil, FASAE, CAE, as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer.

Somewhere between chopped locks and chop shops, victims of bike theft have been left without a ride on the University of Pennsylvania campus. 

Shrink, comprised of shoplifting, employee or supplier fraud, and administrative errors, continues to plague many retailers in the U.S.