The CSO (Chief Security Officer) concept is gaining ground in the US but, alarmingly for “traditional” physical security managers, many of those now being recruited into the post are formally-qualified information security managers.The impetus for the CSO concept comes from convergence - the incorporation of information technology into traditional business processes to provide for more efficient management and operations. In security, convergence is generally used to refer to the convergence of physical and IT security. In many companies, the threats to information systems far outweigh physical threats.
CSOs are taking increasing responsibility for compliance as the regulatory landscape intensifies, and their status is rising, but the bar to many traditional security managers being appointed to the post of CSO is that the majority cannot manage converged security as they do not understand IT network security. Many information security specialists, on the other hand, understand physical security.
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The CSO concept will be one of the many subjects addressed in Security Management Stage 3, 24th September to 5th October.
