Flashback to Your Favorite SM Stories from 2024

We’re living in interesting times, that’s for sure. There was a plethora of security news in 2024, and Security Management dug into much of it. Here are your top 10 most-read Security Management articles from 2024:

1. 2024 U.S. Elections Spark Concerns About Widespread Riots and Significant Business Disruption
   
   
2. Background Check Company Breach Puts 2.9 Billion Records at Risk
   
   
3. Former Macy’s Employee Allegedly Hid Up to $154 Million in Expenses
   
   
4. French Police Arrest Man for Hotel Room Explosion as Olympic Security Efforts Ramp-Up
   
   
5. Hotel Operator Fires Security Personnel After Incident Results in Milwaukee Man’s Death
   
   
6. Fundamental Definitions: Understanding the Differences Between Crisis Management and Business Continuity
   
   
7. UnitedHealthcare CEO Shot and Killed in Manhattan
   
   
8. Germany Ramps Up Security Efforts as UEFA EURO 2024 Begins
   
   
9. How to Create and Support a Crisis Management Team
   
   
10. Security Guards: Are They Your Forgotten Risk Mitigator?

But what if you’re looking for a little bit more on a specific topic? Lucky for you, Security Management publishes monthly packages of articles, videos, and infographics on a variety of subjects. These five were the most popular of 2024.

Extremism and Political Instability

Extremism and hate-related criminal activity are on the rise, threatening organizations and endangering security efforts. In this collection of content, learn how to apply the intelligence cycle to collect more actionable information, understand the concept of leaderless resistance, discover the range of shades of eco-extremism, and much more.

Security Technology: Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to change the security industry. Read the April issue of Security Technology to explore new AI uses, emerging threats, and developing regulations in the European Union that are impacting the security profession.

Resilience and Anti-Fragility

Sometimes the way to work faster and smarter so everyone on your team can handle a crisis is by getting to the heart of a resilience plan. Learn how to build a crisis management team and improve business resilience in this collection of articles.

Election Security and Civil Unrest

Violent actors motivated by a polarized political landscape have cast a wide net, aiming at targets that normally lie outside the limelight. Do you know how you’ll mitigate threats in a politically charged landscape?

Career Transitions from Public Service to the Private Sector

Whether helping mentor military or law enforcement personnel or struggling to adjust after changing sectors, this is the Security Management content collection for you. Meet CSOs who made the switch, get professional advice from career coaches, and map out a two-year timeline of what to accomplish prior to transitioning into private security.