Kathleen Kotwica, the Executive Vice President and Chief Knowledge Strategist at the Security Executive Council (SEC) and Principal Analyst, Security Leadership Research Institute (SLRI), recently sat down with Layan Dahhan of The Security Podcasts: Women in Security Edition, to discuss her career in the security industry and the current state of corporate security research. The podcast celebrates influential women in the security industry.

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Kathleen Kotwica discussed the challenges of conducting research in corporate security

Kathleen Kotwica discussed the challenges of conducting research in corporate security, a field in which leaders frequently balk at the prospect of sharing information.

She recognized early on that without industry-wide research, security leaders would forever be re-inventing wheels, from developing or enhancing security programs to gaining traction with their senior management.

Reliable trend data and benchmarks

Kathleen Kotwica has spent the last 16 years developing, conducting, and enhancing research that is specific to the corporate security function, in an effort to provide meaningful and reliable trend data, and benchmarks, not just for a few security leaders, but to improve the security industry as a whole.

She has architected and directed what is believed to be the largest knowledge base on security programs and leader success. “What people need to know is the more they share, the more information and actionable resources we can create for them,” Kathleen Kotwica told the podcast.

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