Introduction

Traditionally, responsibility for protecting the business from external attacks has been assigned to specialist employees in different business units. However, this segmented approach is becoming increasingly obsolete. The reality is that the threats that now confront organisations are progressively transcending both physical and technology domains. Moreover, organisations have become dependent on technology in almost every facet of their operations. Even the provision of physical security now relies heavily on internet-enabled security functionality from devices such as sensors, cameras and electronic locking systems.

Businesses now need a new age Chief Security Officer (CSO) who can effectively oversee the convergence of…