Security Business Names Paul Ragusa Editor-in-Chief

EndeavorB2B's Security Group has named Paul Ragusa to lead the security trade magazine, succeeding longtime editor Paul Rothman.

Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in People

Security Business Names Paul Ragusa Editor-in-Chief

EndeavorB2B's Security Group named Paul Ragusa editor-in-chief of Security Business magazine, succeeding longtime editor Paul Rothman. Ragusa will oversee news, features, analysis and multimedia production and will be based in Portland, Maine.

Why it matters

The appointment places an editor with experience in security trade publishing, conference education and industry award programs at the helm of the publication. Ragusa reports directly to Group Market Content Director Steve Lasky and Group Vice President Bill MacRea.

Rothman led Security Business for 15 years, and Ragusa previously spent more than six years overseeing editorial content and the website of Security Systems News. The announcement does not specify changes to circulation, staffing or publishing frequency.

The players

EndeavorB2B

EndeavorB2B is a business-to-business media company that publishes trade titles across multiple industries, including the Security Group that produces Security Business.

Paul Ragusa

Paul Ragusa is a trade-publishing editor with prior roles at Security Systems News and Locksmith Ledger who has been involved in security industry conferences and award programs.

Paul Rothman

Paul Rothman is the longtime editor who led Security Business for 15 years before this transition.

The details

Ragusa previously developed the educational program for the annual SecurityNext conference and helped launch the Power 100 recognition program. He also helped establish the Integrator of the Year and Bill Bozeman Awards with PSA Security Network and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leadership Award with The Monitoring Association.

2023: Ragusa joins EndeavorB2B as senior editor at Locksmith Ledger.
November 10, 2026: EndeavorB2B names Ragusa editor-in-chief of Security Business.

Market Landscape

The move reflects continuity in trade-media staffing, with editors moving between EndeavorB2B's titles such as Locksmith Ledger and Security Systems News. It places an editor with industry award and conference experience at the head of one of the sector's established publications.

For readers of Security Business, the change in editor may shape which security industry news, features and multimedia coverage the publication emphasizes. The announcement does not indicate any change in subscription pricing or access.

The takeaway

Leadership transitions at trade publications often signal shifts in coverage priorities, so readers following the security industry may watch for how the new editor-in-chief approaches the magazine's content.