17 May 2023

A new 10-week online course will offer security pioneers expert guidance on developing, maintaining, aligning, and optimising global security operations centres (GSOC).

The Security Executive Council’s Next Generation Security Leader (NGSL) GSOC Course is tailored for current security practitioners and university/college students. Instructors include SEC subject matter experts and current security practitioners from companies including Delta Air Lines, Zoom, Dell, Coca-Cola, Comcast, Equifax, Amazon and more.

90-minute modules

The course will feature 90-minute modules on the following themes, which will be broadcast live and recorded for participants:

  • The SEC GSOC Journey
  • Regulatory Considerations - C4R, Privacy, and Other Elements
  • GSOC Service Models: Organisational Structures, Job Categories and Compensation
  • GSOC Concept of Operations and Master Planning
  • Integration 101: Access Control, Video Management, Security Force Services and Alarm Management
  • Risk intelligence and All-Channel Stakeholder Communications
  • Emergency Preparedness, Critical Incident Response, and Duty of Care
  • GSOC Performance and Value Metrics
  • The Near Future: The Value of Corporate and Cyber Security Interface in the GSOC
  • SEC's Solution Innovation Partners (SIP) GSOC Service and Technology Case Studies

NGSL programme

The NGSL programme was developed in 2012 to arm security practitioners with the business leadership acumen necessary to propel them and their organisations to the next level of strategic performance. The NGSL Programme is the only one that connects best practices from risk theory and business processes through application and value contribution.

The NGSL GSOC course begins September 26, 2023.