Security Careers (eBook)

Skills, Compensation, and Career Paths

James E. Foushee, Stephen W. Walker (Autoren)

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2014 | 3. Auflage
224 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-12-800199-8 (ISBN)

Infos

The third edition of Security Careers is the authoritative reference for current job descriptions and pay practices of security, compliance, and ethics occupations. The job descriptions and compensation ranges in this report are drawn from research from the Foush‚e Group, which has been conducting this research since 1980. Security Careers includes more than 75 job descriptions for security-related positions, which range from the entry-level security guard to the top global corporate executive. It also provides four years of compensation trend data to give a thorough understanding of competitive pay practices across the industry. This book can be used by anyone who manages security personnel or by security professionals who want to develop their careers. Security Careers is a part of Elsevier's Security Executive Council Risk Management Portfolio, a collection of real world solutions and 'how-to' guidelines that equip executives, practitioners, and educators with proven information for successful security and risk management programs. - Fills the need for solid information based on accurate job descriptions and surveys of industry compensation professionals - Created for hands-on use: readers may use the job descriptions in their own hiring and staffing plans - Sheds light on compensation practices and shows security executives how to influence them

Mr. Walker is the senior partner of the Foush‚e Group, Inc. He has more than 18 years of experience in the management consulting field. He specializes in incentive plan design and implementation, salary and wage administration program development, and compensation survey design and development.In the field of compensation, Mr. Walker has managed projects in a variety of industries including high technology, engineering services, information systems, national laboratories, pharmaceutical, energy, and venture capital. He has worked with senior management to review and develop compensation programs that are designed to serve the business objectives and management philosophies unique to each organization.Mr. Walker holds a BS in business administration, and is a former Commissioned Officer in the United States Marine Corps. He is a frequent lecturer to professional and business groups, author, faculty member for the Security Executive Council, and is a member of a variety of human resources and compensation organizations. In 2009, Mr. Walker was voted one of the most influential people in security by Security magazine.

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The third edition of Security Careers is the authoritative reference for current job descriptions and pay practices of security, compliance, and ethics occupations. The job descriptions and compensation ranges in this report are drawn from research from the Foushee Group, which has been conducting this research since 1980. Security Careers includes more than 75 job descriptions for security-related positions, which range from the entry-level security guard to the top global corporate executive. It also provides four years of compensation trend data to give a thorough understanding of competitive pay practices across the industry. This book can be used by anyone who manages security personnel or by security professionals who want to develop their careers. Security Careers is a part of Elsevier's Security Executive Council Risk Management Portfolio, a collection of real world solutions and "e;how-to"e; guidelines that equip executives, practitioners, and educators with proven information for successful security and risk management programs. - Fills the need for solid information based on accurate job descriptions and surveys of industry compensation professionals- Created for hands-on use: readers may use the job descriptions in their own hiring and staffing plans- Sheds light on compensation practices and shows security executives how to influence them

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Chapter 2

The Role and Responsibilities of the Security Leader

Abstract

This chapter provides background information on the history of the security role and the recent shift in required skills. Traditionally, security leaders were generally drawn from other areas, including the government, from within the organization, information technology, and executive leadership. In this chapter, each of these four areas of experience are discussed in terms of history, strengths and drawbacks, transition challenges, and most transferable skills. This chapter also includes a self-assessment tool with 65 knowledge elements that today's security leader should possess.

Keywords

Background Experience Leadership skills Next generation leadership Risk Management Portfolio Security career Security Executive Council Security industry Security leader Transferable skills

Many security leaders in the United States and around the world say that security today requires a range of skills that goes far beyond the capabilities of a traditional security director. In addition to law enforcement and military skills, a security leader must understand his or her firm’s business, from finance and strategy to business continuity, competition, and profits. The security leader must employ executive leadership skills appropriate to the corporation as a whole. He or she must be able to communicate, manage large projects, create strategies, assemble cross-departmental teams, execute plans, and more.

A security leader must understand information technology (IT) security and must maintain an awareness of emerging issues that may affect the company. He or she must follow legislative and regulatory trends, developments in globalization, transnational crime, security research and development, and other trends that may one day alter the corporation’s fortunes.

Today’s most accomplished security leaders point to four general capabilities that define a modern security leader. First and foremost, a security head must understand his or her industry and company. Second, a security leader must develop a skill set that blends security, IT, business acumen, and the ability to identify and evaluate emerging issues. Third, a security leader must change with the time and grow with his or her company. Finally, he or she must possess an imagination capable of exploring for opportunities that will add value to the company.

Compare yourself against the security leader of the future

The following self-assessment tool lists 65 knowledge elements that can enhance the success of a security leader today. The skills fall under six general “knowledge streams” that produce six different kinds of values for businesses.

Law enforcement and military backgrounds, for example, provide knowledge of investigations and prosecutions. IT security skills help in the protection of critical information in both digital and printed formats. Business backgrounds help to align security value and business goals. A background career in corporate security ensures a security leader’s intimate knowledge of a company. Executive leadership skills produce a focus on business results. Awareness of emerging issues helps to maintain situational readiness.

Table 2.1

Next Generation Security Leadership

Value: Internal and External Situational Readiness

Value: Alignment with Business

Value: Business results and Leadership

Value: Critical Information Protection

Value: Intimate Knowledge of the Particular Company/Business

Value: Risk Assessment & Mitigation

Laws and regulatory trends

Finance

Communication skills

Network security

Knowledge of the business

Law enforcement

Cross-sector benchmarking

Sector/Industry-specific knowledge

Presentation skills

Computer/Platforms security

Corporate culture

Criminal justice system

Globalization developments

Business strategy

Project management

Applications

Internal processes

Investigations

Terrorism

Customer relations

Organization

Data and privacy protection

Employee familiarity

Physical security systems

Transnational crime

Organizational growth

Business acumen

IT policy

Institutional memory

Intelligence

Intellectual property protection

Business/Employee law

Strategic planning

System integration

Customers and issues

Counter intelligence

Outsourcing offshore

Business conduct and ethics

Relationship management

Operations continuity

Strategic alliances

Laws and ordinances

Gray Market/Counterfeiting

Business continuity

International experience

Data forensics

Brand/Reputation risk issues

Command and control

Security R&D

Business value measures/metrics

Team building

Data integrity investigations

Asset protection

Leadership training

Competitive dynamics

Negotiation skills

Supply chain protection

Public sector access

Profit and loss (P&L)

Decision skills

Incident response

Information protection

Cost control

Crisis management

Emergency preparedness/response

Policy and awareness

Rate each element as: E = Expert, A = Adequate, I = Needs Improvement, M = Missing, or N/A = Not applicable to my situation or industry.

How well do you and your staff stack up to the security leader of the future? Evaluate yourself against each of the skills noted in Table 2.1 . Assign a rating for each of the skills as follows:

E = Expert. These are skills you already possess.

A = Adequate. These are skills you can brush up on pretty quickly.

I = Needs improvement. These are skills you know you could improve upon.

M = Missing. These are skills you have no experience with and know nothing about.

N/A = Not applicable. These are skills that are not applicable to your particular situation or industry.

For each “E” rating you assign for a skill, give yourself three points. For each “A” rating you assign, give yourself two points. Give yourself one point for each “I” rating, and no points for either an “M” or “N/A” rating. When you finish, count up your points. Give yourself an additional one point up to a maximum of five points for every year of experience you have in one of the following fields: law enforcement, IT, business, and security.

Next, divide your score by two to get your “Next Generation” score. Those scoring 90 to 100 points can consider themselves ready to take on the challenges of twenty-first century security. A score from 80 to 89 points limits the role and level of your position in the organization. If you scored below 80, you may be risking your future. You should take steps now to expand your range of skills.

The history of the security role and a shift in the skills required

Government experience

History

Many security professionals have some form of government background, such as military or law enforcement experience. Chances are that background has served them well up to this point, but they may now find their career growth stagnating in the face of new requirements for high-level security positions.

Military experience was a staple of security hiring requirements as far back as the 1950s, when businesses saw the advantage in bringing the military know-how of servicemen returning from World War II into their security organizations. Before long, private...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.1.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Bewerbung / Karriere
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Netzwerke ► Sicherheit / Firewall
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Planung / Organisation
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Wirtschaftsinformatik
• ISBN-10: 0-12-800199-2 / 0128001992
• ISBN-13: 978-0-12-800199-8 / 9780128001998