02. Outstanding Security Team
This award recognises outstanding security teams in the private, public or voluntary sectors. An outstanding team is one that has implemented an approach which has contributed to the overall performance of the organisation. This can include roles in protecting the organisation against different types of threats, some or all of which may be innovative or exemplary, as well as showing outstanding performance in enabling the organisation to operate in ways or areas that would not be possible without the contribution of the security team.
The judges will be looking for evidence of outstanding performance in:
- Discussing how the team creates and implements an effective security strategy and drives security performance
- Highlighting how good security impacts on the wider organisation
- Identifying the factors that enable staff/leadership to excel
- Providing examples of building effective relationships with key stakeholders
- Demonstrating how improvements made to people and/or process and systems