How to Build a Security Strategy That Actually Works
Written by Janelle Penny for BUILDINGS Magazine | June 26, 2026
Today’s security leaders are operating in what GMR Security Consulting Group CEO Mary Gates calls “permacrisis,” a nonstop wave of overlapping crises that leaves teams reactive, burned out, and unable to tell real threats from noise.
In this BUILDINGS feature, Mary shares how security leaders can restore clarity with defined severity tiers, role-based escalation paths, and decision thresholds tied to business impact, not fear. She also breaks down why framing security as resilience wins executive buy-in, and how to build a program around the four phases that keep organizations running: prevention, management, response, and recovery.
Read the full article to learn how to move your security program from reactive to resilient.