Tag: Chief Security Officer (CSO)
Corporate Security Advisors launches CSA Virtual Security Team program
October 7, 2025SSN Staff
MINNEAPOLIS—Corporate Security Advisors (CSA), a management consultancy for strategic corporate security, has officially announced the launch of its CSA Virtual Security Team (VST) offering - a flexible model delivering boardroom-caliber security leadership on demand.
To lead this next chapter, CSA has appointed Dave Komendat as chief security officer and partner. Komendat, former CSO of The Boeing Company, brings nearly four decades of experience to his new role and will oversee the expansion...
Executives in the crosshairs: World Security Report reveals alarming rise in targeted threats
October 1, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
NEW YORK—Threats against high-profile executives - especially in the tech sector - are surging, driven by a volatile mix of social unrest, misinformation and digital radicalization, according to Allied Universal’s 2025 World Security Report.
Nearly half (46%) of U.S. chief security officers (CSOs) report increased threats toward executives. That number rises to 49% for publicly traded firms and 66% for tech companies.
Glen Kucera, president of Allied Universal’s...
Allied World Security Report: Sharp rise in threat of violence to U.S. executives
September 24, 2025SSN Staff
IRVINE, Calif.—Concern about the safety of senior company leaders has surged, with nearly half (46%) of U.S.-based chief security officers (CSOs) reporting that the threat of violence toward executives has increased in the last two years, according to results from Allied Universal’s 2025 World Security Report.
The report revealed that the threat to executives increases to 49% for publicly traded companies and soars to 66% for technology companies.
More companies in the technology...
Vivint creates CSO position, hires federal cyber expert Joe Albaugh
July 30, 2014Martha Entwistle
PROVO, Utah—Joe Albaugh, who today joined Vivint in the newly created position of chief security officer, brings significant cyber expertise, having previously served as chief information security officer at the U.S. Department of Transportation and also at the Federal Aviation Administration.
Albaugh told Security Systems News in an email interview that he will be “focused on converging activities across the corporate IT, product development, operations and physical security areas...