Ep 147 - Tackling The Demographic Decline in Security
From ASIAL Security Insider by Australian Security Industry Association Limited
November 29, 2025 · 35 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges of attracting young leaders to the security industry and how to improve career progression.
The security industry has a growing problem: not enough young leaders are choosing security as a first career. Furthermore, for those younger people who do enter the industry, too many struggle to see a clear path forward. In this episode, I speak with Codee Ludbey (CPP), co-founder of Core42 and a researcher focused on corporate security careers and progression. We explore what’s holding recruitment and retention back, how to make security a more attractive and future-focused profession, and what employers can do right now to develop the next wave of capable security leaders.
People in this episode
Guest: Codee Ludbey
Topics covered
- demographic decline
- security industry
- career progression
- recruitment
- retention
Keywords
- young leaders
- corporate security
- career development
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Core42
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