Many organizations have strong risk functions, but when disruption hits, siloed teams continue to operate without a unified model. Bruce McIndoe, a global risk advisor with decades of experience, explains why this gap makes it harder to respond quickly and effectively when it matters most.

Bruce outlines how organizations can move toward a joint, multidisciplinary model by leveraging shared data and stronger coordination to help teams detect threats earlier, act faster, and protect business outcomes.

Episode highlights:

1. Why organizations struggle to move beyond siloed risk functions
2. How to create a shared operating picture to improve response speed
3. The importance of aligning risk reduction efforts to business objectives
4. What metrics leaders can use to measure operational effectiveness

The Employee Safety Podcast is hosted by Peter Steinfeld, SVP of Safety Solutions at AlertMedia.

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Threats toward business leaders are rising, and security teams are starting to see the shift firsthand. Bob Hayes, Managing Director and Founder of the Security Executive Council (SEC), shares what his team uncovered after analyzing new data on executive targeting.

In this episode, Bob explains what’s driving the surge in incidents, how executive exposure is changing, and why organizations may need to rethink how they assess leadership risk.

Key takeaways:

1. What new research reveals about the 313% rise in executive targeting incidents
2. The surprising shift in motives behind many incidents
3. How visibility and circumstance can quickly increase exposure
4. Why leadership risk often extends beyond the C-suite

For more insights, explore the Security Executive Council’s Executive Targeting Report and Beyond Incivility Report.

The Employee Safety Podcast is hosted by Peter Steinfeld, SVP of Safety Solutions at AlertMedia.

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Corporate security is at a turning point. With rising acts of violence and grievance-driven threats, protective intelligence is no longer confined to executive protection. Melissa Newberg, Global Head of Intelligence at Seerist, explains why it’s becoming the standard operating model for modern security teams.

Drawing on her experience building a protective intelligence program at Meta, Melissa outlines how organizations can shift from chasing isolated threats to analyzing big-picture patterns and trends to mitigate potential risk.

Episode highlights:

1. Balancing real-time social media monitoring with trend tracking
2. How to deliver stronger protection with limited resources
3. Why private groups, encrypted apps, and AI-generated content make online threats harder to spot

The Employee Safety Podcast is hosted by Peter Steinfeld, SVP of Safety Solutions at AlertMedia.

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