Insights in Security

In high-stakes industries like security, leading effectively often hinges on a leader's willingness to take calculated risks. For Ken Senser, Chief Strategy Officer at Corporate Security Advisors (CSA), risk-taking has been a defining factor in his decades-long career.

A large retail company operating a network of supermarkets and multi-department stores across the United States sought to standardize corporate security processes and procedures. With varied brands and regions under their umbrella, they needed a streamlined, cohesive approach to security documentation that would unify practices across all subsidiaries.

A major healthcare system needed to recruit eleven top security executives to build a leadership team capable of supporting its complex environment.

In the fast-paced and ever-evolving world of security, the ability to filter large amounts of information quickly, often in highly stressful situations and reach decisions is a key for success. Kelly Johnstone, a veteran security professional and former Chief Security Officer (CSO) at The Coca-Cola Company, exemplifies how these skills can be leveraged to bring unique value to the C-suite.

The recent Wall Street Journal article, “U.S. Secret Service, CISA Host Cybersecurity Training for Critical-Infrastructure Directors” (Rundle, 2024), highlighted the need to understand the often-overlooked network penetration risks that exist beyond standard cybersecurity protection tools and methods.

A world-renowned international healthcare system was facing an increase in risks, significant growth plans and a need to better allocate limited resources. Like many organizations, the Security Department, was dealing with staff turnover, legacy decisions around resources and executive leadership questions about their strategy and leadership.

CSA Executive Recruiting and Coaching includes executive search and onboarding support, assessment and development of new and existing leadership and ongoing executive coaching and advisory services‍.

CSA builds optimized corporate security programs that maximize business value, enhance your organizational efficiency and effectiveness, meet duty of care obligations, and comply with relevant regulations. We offer tiered implementation specific support tailored to your needs.

Changes to a Security program require accurate, compelling, concise, and well-targeted documentation, whether it is intended for Security personnel, company executives, the general public, or all of the above.

Kelly Johnstone shares her remarkable journey from becoming the youngest NCIS agent at 21 to rising as one of the few female Chief Security Officers in the industry. Her story is one of resilience, determination, and breaking barriers in a male-dominated field.

Dave Komendat’s career is distinguished not only by his professional achievements in corporate security but also by his profound commitment to humanitarian efforts, most notably through his involvement with Hostage US.

A large non-profit healthcare system, struggling with a rise in physical assaults on staff, turned to Corporate Security Advisors (CSA) for help. The urgent need was to boost confidence in the organization’s police and security programs while maintaining a welcoming atmosphere for everyone.

Dave Komendat, a seasoned security expert with over 36 years at Boeing, shares his experiences on building and sustaining trust within teams, across organizations, and in leadership roles. Discover how trust not only fosters collaboration and integrity but also drives effective decision-making in critical moments.

Engaging CSA in a Virtual Security Team™ (VST) partnership is a highly effective method of supporting a maturing Security Program. CSA provides exceptional talent and immediate support to assist in all aspects of security on a full-time, project, or fractional basis.

A CSA Business Plan is a document that captures the results of a comprehensive budget planning process and outlines the corporate investments required to effectively mitigate security risks.

Today, your organization undoubtedly obtains information through several disparate sources, each one of which requires monitoring, escalation, and actions. Centralizing these sources into a single environment adhering to common standard operating procedures synthesizes the various data sources, reducing repetitive processes and creating new data regarding risks to your organization.

A CSA Program Review is a customized examination of current security risks, programs, resources, and performance to assess department and organizational strengths and opportunities.

The CSA Strategic Roadmap is a detailed, actionable plan defining a Security Department’s vision, mission, and strategy, and how these align with the overall organizational strategy and business goals.

We unlock the secret to The Business of Security™ with a guest appearance on the Managing Uncertainty Podcast.

Our very own Jeremy Baumann joined Bryghtpath's Bryan Strawser on Episode 220 of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast.

Corporate Security Advisors, LLC is a management consulting firm specializing in helping senior executives from Security, Law, HR and the C-Suite build top-level security programs and teams.