security director
Safety operations head
A security director oversees the protection of an organization's people, property, and information.
The role spans physical security—guards, access control, surveillance—and increasingly cybersecurity.
In corporations, a security director reports to senior leadership and manages security personnel: The security director ordered a review of all building access protocols.
The title appears across sectors: corporate offices, hospitals, universities, government agencies.
- chiefTop-ranking leader
- chain of commandFormal authority hierarchy
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
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security directorcorporate spy
One who steals business secrets
saboteur · intruder · infiltrator · mole · hacker
security directorsecurity guard
Hired protector of property
night watchman · patrol officer · gate attendant · security officer
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