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Bob Hayes, founder and managing director of the Security Executive Council, discusses the genesis of the organization's Next Generation Security Leader program and how it will provide a quality educational foundation for future security executives. (Recorded at The Great Conversation in Seattle, Wash., March 4 &5, 2013)

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Former Starbucks CSO and Security Executive Council Emeritus Faculty Member Francis D’Addario discusses the SEC’s Next Generation Security Leader Program and the characteristics up and coming security executives need to have to be successful in today’s career landscape.

The Boston Marathon bombing was a case study in creating an effective and coordinated response from many elements of the Boston community.

A Boston area physician recently provided an interesting review of the actions taken by local hospitals and first responders.

Read the full article from the New Yorker.

At Aronson Security Group we often remind our people that we are responsible for our future. Eleven years ago we began a conversation around the future of our industry with key thought leaders and our partners. Out of that conversation a vision was born. It was a vision for our industry, not just ASG.

By Steve Bocking, Genetec

Non-Proprietary: This is a term that can apply to a few different aspects of an access control system. The first and most important, in my opinion, is that the system is available from several different sources (integrators) for procurement and servicing. There are still several products on the market that are the integrator’s “house brand,” meaning it is only available from that one integrator for procurement and servicing. I am not knocking the quality of these proprietary systems in any way; I just believe it is not ideal for an end-user to be locked into one supplier – especially when there are several enterprise class access control manufacturers who make their product available through a roster of integrators for procurement and servicing.

This article posted by The Sage Group discusses some of the industry trends noticed at ISC West that are continuing to move the needle forward. ASG participated in many education sessions and technology demonstrations, directly analyzing new technology taking hold in the industry. 

Who is Willing to Eat their Babies?
Hidden Lessons from ISC West

I have found the best way to stifle innovation is to sell the concept that past success ensures future success or that bigger is better.

By Steve Lasky for SecurityInfoWatch.com

It is easy to cover yourself in statistics when attempting to assess your department’s worth. It is not unusual to see a security director or CSO marching into the C-Suite with enough excel spreadsheets to fill an Iron Mountain shredder truck.

Mike Howard, Chief Security Officer of Microsoft Corporation, articulated the value of a resilience platform in his keynote at The Great Conversation. Later, he sat down with SecurityInfoWatch to answer a few questions.

The 2013 Great Conversation hosted by Aronson Security Group and Microsoft Global Security was attended by over 300 executives and their teams; 80 of them attended the first physical offering of The Next Generation Security Leader Program hosted by The Security Executive Council.

By Mike Kobelin

After 30 years in Security, I realize the importance of a brand. Properly managed and articulated, a brand can invoke trust, competency, and legacy. I have had the opportunity to be a part of a unique brand that has earned all three and I work for a CEO who understands the importance of giving back to the industry that has blessed him.

Very few people recognize that Aronson Security Group (ASG) continues to work diligently to raise the level of professionalism and trust in the channel. Every year 40+% of our corporate revenue comes from outside our headquarters in the Pacific Northwest. And much of that revenue is invested in collaborating with the best of the best in the industry. From risk consultants, IT architects, integrators and distribution partners, ASG intentionally invests in ‘partnerships’ that reinforce the very legacy we are trying to promote. 

I have recently been named Vice President of Global Development for ASG. My role is to extend the work we currently do into a multiplication of value for our clients and our strategic partners. For our clients, it means investing in solid assessments that clarify the competencies, fiduciary trust, and communication of our prospective implementation partners.  We train these partners specifically on our clients' standards, our own standards, then measure them so that the client and partner can confidently claim value for their efforts. For our partners, it means insuring their value is articulated and leveraged. If this happens through our integrated marketing platform, then future prospects will take note and help our partner take their next right step on their path to value. To that end, my main focus is to extend their reach by offering to take our multi-faceted program and leverage it to extend the value of their own companies. We want to build their companies by leveraging our core competencies and lessons learned and share in the value we help generate.