In response to the ongoing pandemic, organizations are experiencing rapidly changing conditions that they must respond to. The most successful organizations are leveraging their flexibility and resiliency to find new opportunities. Is your security team well-equipped to support this new environment?
These 5 questions can help you quickly analyze your team’s operations to determine if your security risk management is flexible and agile enough to support your organization in the new operating environment.
1. Are your manual tasks automated where possible?
Has your team found more efficient ways of working that let you spend more time on important, value-adding tasks? Digitization is happening at a rapid pace, and widely-available technology can help reduce the time spent on manual tasks.
2. Does the team have the right data at the right time?
Does your team have the information it needs to make decisions fast, spot opportunities and respond to rapidly-evolving situations? Having quick access to good data can make the difference when it comes to early identification and preparedness for new challenges and opportunities.
3. Are local employees empowered to make decisions?
Do employees that manage security for their local site have the tools, responsibility and ability to make quick decisions when situations change? Decentralizing decision-making can reduce the time it takes your team to adapt to change.
4. Is your team exposed to new ideas regularly?
Does your team embrace learning, creativity and change, and do you hear about new approaches to your work? Proactively seeking out fresh ideas and perspectives means your team is better able to respond to unexpected and novel conditions.
5. Are you working in a network?
Is your team connected to many other teams in the organization, sharing knowledge and information and working collaboratively to deliver value? Decisions are getting made fast, and being a valuable part of the organizational network gives the security team the influence and knowledge to better deliver on organizational priorities.
