Lecture Notes: Reimagining Risk and Security in Post-Pandemic Organizations

Introduction

• Impact of COVID-19: The pandemic has universally affected organizations, prompting a need to re-envision risk and security.
• Key Focus: Assisting clients to reimagine their risk landscape and security functions.

Three Steps to Reimagining Risk and Security

1. Recognize Risk Shifts:
   • Based on current events, company changes, and socio-economic and political changes.
2. Reassess Security Risks:
   • Re-evaluate programs, services, and mitigation strategies.
3. Prioritize Modified Plans:
   • Align with new organizational directions and goals.

Importance of Adapting to Change

• Beyond COVID-19: Other events like natural disasters, mergers, legislative impacts, and PR crises also necessitate risk reevaluation.
• Solid Security Foundation: Essential to review and possibly update your security foundation.

Security Success Universe

• Developed from research of successful organizations.
• 115 Success Elements in 13 categories.
• Use to assess impact and changes needed in response to events.

Examples of Reimagining Risk

• Risk Identification:
  • Revisit and refresh risk assessments.
  • Work from home has shifted risks and introduced new ones, e.g., remote access security.
• Organizational Management:
  • Remote investigations impact resource allocation and partnerships with functions like HR and InfoSec.
  • Reevaluate staffing needs, particularly for events and travel security.

Strategic Planning

• Use Success Universe:
  • Gather information to guide strategic plans (1-year, 3-year, 5-year).
  • Adapt strategies based on client's unique changes and challenges.

Case Studies

• Startups During Quarantine:
  • Rapid growth required urgent reimagining of security.
• Legislative and Contract Changes:
  • Some clients faced loss of contracts or legislative impacts altering demand.

Adapting to Corporate Changes

• Mergers with Progressive Entities:
  • Traditional companies merging with progressive ones need to reimagine security.

Collaborative Approach

• Guidance and Feedback:
  • Work with clients to provide guidance based on 20 years of security knowledge.
• Contact Information:
  • For further assistance, contact: contact@secleader.com

Conclusion

• Emphasized the importance of revisiting and reimagining risk to adapt to changing circumstances and ensure organizational resilience.