Security Is Changing Fast — Here’s What Today’s Leaders Need to Know

That was the reality many people New York faced in 2025, and it forced companies to confront a hard truth. “It will never happen here” is not a strategy. It’s a blind spot.
 

In their conversation, Rachelle Loyear and Glen Kucera break down what chief security officers and their teams are navigating around the world. Early on, Kucera calls out a mindset that still lingers in many organizations. “Everybody thinks they have no vulnerabilities. They get comfortable with that.” His follow up line sets the tone for everything that comes after. “The day before, they thought it would never happen to them.”
 

From there the discussion widens to what evolving threats actually mean for modern security programs. Threats move fast, so responses must move fast, too. Kucera talks about how roles like hostile surveillance specialists and K9 teams can interrupt an attacker’s focus and buy precious seconds for people to react. “Anything that can deter them or break their train of thought and buy seconds may save the victims.”
 

Loyear brings in an equally important angle. Employees feel more confident when they see their company actively monitoring threats and providing real training. It’s not just protocols on a page. It’s the sense that someone is paying attention and preparing them for what could happen.
The 2025 World Security Report underscores that responsibility even more. Investors believe that about 30% of a company’s value is tied to key executives. Kucera explains why that matters. “There's usually a key executive that maintains the intellectual property of that company… there's an executive that has all the client relationships. There's an executive that builds the culture of the company. And the employees are there because of certain key executives and the mission and what they represent. So, when you take one of them out of the equation, it's tough to measure the full financial impact.”
 

The report also highlights digital risk. Loyear notes that 75% of companies have dealt with misinformation or disinformation, and Kucera adds that growing online hostility has created new challenges for intel teams that now track threats across the open and dark webs.
 

Their discussion circles back to one of the biggest advantages a company can have. Integration. Kucera points out that when teams operate with “one culture and one hiring practice” everything runs smoother and communication becomes clearer. Fewer gaps. Fewer surprises.
They close with the same takeaway. The World Security Report gives CSOs a reality check on what is happening globally and a benchmark for their own programs. As Loyear notes, reviewing plans and practicing them regularly is what exposes gaps before a real incident does.
 

The bottom line: threats are evolving, but companies have more tools and information than ever. Staying ready means staying proactive and treating security as a living part of your business, not something you set and forget.