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Today, Nicole goes on camera in a "casual weekend" edition, to discuss the importance of security management straight talk.  1) Know your target audience 2) skip the jargon (be straightforward) 3) solve a problem.

 In this episode, corporate security expert, Nicole McDargh uses the example of the recent news case in which a group of demonstrators breached Capitol Hill to talk about some basic corporate security principles that can guide security managers in preparing to safeguard their organizations against potential damage. She describes four security principles to guide the discussion:  1) Ensure you have a comprehensive understanding of the actors  and event by leveraging information available on social media (open-source intel)2) Reach out to public and private partners in order to increase your own understanding and to form strong prevention networks 3) Plan a physical security response that is appropriate for the threat 4) Ensure you bolster your training to all prevention, response, and impacted members of your organization. She discusses the importance of properly leveraging all sources of information and ensuring a strong security culture, appropriate training, and regular communication in order to minimize the impact of such an event.   Join us! 

In this episode, Nicole McDargh uses the example of the recent news case in which a pharmacist destroyed some vials of Covid vaccine to talk about some basic corporate security principles that can guide security managers in preparing to safeguard their organizations against acts of Sabotage. She describes three security principles to guide the discussion: 1) Ensure you have a good and appropriate risk assessment to identify vulnerable assets and the appropriate level of safeguarding measures,2) Build, Design, and Communicate your policies and procedures clearly so that everybody is working to safeguard your company, and3) Have a properly planned Crisis Management Strategy which includes dealing with Reputational damage.She discusses the importance of properly vetting employees, developing access control plans, creating a strong and positive security culture, managing the crisis, and finally adjusting the program so that it's stronger after the event. Join us!

A brief introduction to the podcast series. Join me on this and future episodes where I dive into topics of interest in the Physical and Corporate Security world.