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Featured | Miscellaneous | Movers & Shakers | August 4, 2025

New CEO for PMT Security

PMT Security has appointed Adrian Smith as its new Chief Executive Officer. Smith joins the company after leadership roles, including…

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Featured

Featured | Frontline Security | Movers & Shakers | National | Women in Security | August 4, 2025

Ninth and first female Australian Federal Police Commissioner appointed

The Government will recommend to the Administrator of the Commonwealth that Ms Krissy Barrett APM be appointed the ninth Australian…

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APP-ASM

APP-ASM | Australian Security | Featured | Movers & Shakers | August 1, 2025

ASIO Warns Espionage Costing Australia $12.5 Billion, Flags Critical Infrastructure Risks

In his annual Hawke Lecture address last night, ASIO Director‑General Mike Burgess delivered a stark warning: foreign espionage is exacting a $12.5 billion annual toll…

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Australian Security

Australian Security | Events | Featured | TechTime | July 31, 2025

Security Industry All in One Place

Join thousands of security professionals at the Security Exhibition & Conference 2025, returning to ICC Sydney from August 27–29, 2025. Discover cutting-edge products,…

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Editor's Desk

Australian Security

Australian Security | Cyber Resilience | Editor's Desk | Featured | July 4, 2025

How do we safeguard energy and infrastructure against emerging threats?

By Michael Fisher*, Managing Director, Boon Edam Australia When the head of ASIO issues an unprecedented public warning about rising…

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APP-ASM

APP-ASM | Editor's Desk | Featured | Movers & Shakers | March 24, 2025

Independent Intelligence Review Findings Released

The Independent Intelligence Review, led by Dr Heather Smith and Richard Maude, has found Australia’s national intelligence community is highly…

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APP-ASM | Editor's Desk | Featured | February 20, 2025

ASIO Boss Delivers Annual Threat Assessment

By Mike Burgess. Director General of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO). This morning, as I do before every annual…

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Defence

Defence | Editor's Desk | Featured | September 11, 2024

Protesters Converge on Land Forces Defence Expo

Written by staff writer An estimated 25,000 people are expected to disrupt the Land Forces Defence Expo in Melbourne today,…

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Australian Security

Australian Security

Australian Security | Featured | Miscellaneous | June 25, 2025

Report Calls for Better Workplace Sexual Harassment Protections

The Australian Human Rights Commission has released a landmark report revealing the systemic barriers faced by people who experience workplace…

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Australian Security

Australian Security | Cyber Resilience | Featured | National | June 19, 2025

Australian Business Lag in Preparedness for Business Risks

Kroll, an independent provider of global financial and risk advisory solutions, has released its 2025 Global Business Sentiment Survey, revealing…

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Australian Security

Australian Security | Featured | National | May 29, 2025

WA Firearms Legislation to be Reviewed

The fundamentally flawed changes to the Western Australian Firearms Act will now be formally reviewed by the Parliamentary Standing Committee…

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Australian Security

Australian Security | Awards | Events | Featured | April 1, 2025

Be part of the most prestigious awards event in the security industry!

The 29th Australian Security Industry Awards for Excellence, in collaboration with the 10th OSPAs and the 14th Australian Security Medals…

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Cyber Resilience

Asia Pacific Security

Asia Pacific Security | Cyber Resilience | Featured | Miscellaneous | January 6, 2025

Employers May Now Face Criminal Sanctions for Wage Underpayment

New criminal underpayment laws came into force on January 1, 2025, following the registration of the Voluntary Small Business Wage…

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Australian Security

Australian Security | Cyber Resilience | Featured | July 23, 2024

Seafarer Shortage Threatens Australia’s National Resilience

A new report has found that a critical shortage of seafarers threatens Australia’s energy security, national defence and supply chain…

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APP-ASM | Asia Pacific Security | Cyber Resilience | Featured | May 24, 2024

Words Matter: Study Reveals How Terrorists Use Language to Justify Violence

A new Charles Darwin University (CDU) study examining the language of some of the world’s most notorious individuals has found…

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APP-ASM

APP-ASM | Cyber Resilience | Featured | Security Products | TechTime | April 10, 2024

Autonomous Database to help combat child exploitation

Cybercrime researchers at the University of Adelaide and San Jose State University have enlisted Oracle Autonomous Database to host the…

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Frontline Security

Australian Security

Australian Security | Featured | Frontline Security | National | March 18, 2025

NSW Police Conduct Knife Blitz

NSW Police have taken more than 90 unlawful weapons off the streets and conducted 34 high-visibility wanding operations in a…

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APP-ASM

APP-ASM | Asia Pacific Security | Australian Security | Featured | Frontline Security | March 11, 2025

AFP Debunks Caravan Terror Plot

The AFP has publicly provided details about Operation Kissinger, which is an investigation into those responsible for a caravan found…

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Australian Security

Australian Security | Featured | Frontline Security | Security Products | March 6, 2025

WA Police Boosts Number Plate Recognition Capabilities

Western Australia Police Force (WA Police Force) is conducting faster and better-informed investigations and road policing throughout the state through…

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Asia Pacific Security

Asia Pacific Security | Featured | Frontline Security | Movers & Shakers | February 7, 2025

Security Operator Fined For Breaching Fair Work Act

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a AUD6,600 penalty in court against the former senior manager of an Adelaide-based company…

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Education

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APP-ASM | Education | Featured | Miscellaneous | February 16, 2023

Complaint Handling Guide For Agencies During A Crisis

The Victorian Ombudsman has drawn on the experience of government agencies to create a new guide to help those involved…

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APP-ASM

APP-ASM | Cyber Resilience | Education | Featured | December 20, 2022

Creating more resilient cybersecurity cultures

Written by Mick McCluney, Technical Director, ANZ, Trend Micro. As the pandemic accelerated IT infrastructure transformation for organisations across Australia…

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APP-ASM

APP-ASM | Editor's Desk | Education | Featured | Miscellaneous | October 5, 2022

Study Reveals Conspiracy Theories Flourish on YouTube

A new study by social media researchers at the University of Sydney and QUT has found conspiracy theories are thriving…

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APP-ASM | Education | Featured | Security Products | June 29, 2022

Smartlock Digital Assistant – Product Insight with Davcor

We speak with Geoff Plummer, Executive Business Manager with Davcor on the background and functionality of the Smartlock Digital Assistant.…

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TechTime

Defence

Defence | Featured | Security Products | TechTime | May 21, 2025

Australian Law Enforcement Agency Inks DroneShield Deal

An Australian law enforcement agency has selected DroneShield to deliver advanced counter-drone solutions under a contract valued at over AUD1…

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APP-ASM | Featured | Security Products | TechTime | March 6, 2025

Codelocks Releases New Do Not Disturb Electronic Locks

Codelocks has extended its CL5000 electronic lock range with new Do Not Disturb (DND) models. The new CL5000 DND electronic…

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Australian Security

Australian Security | Featured | TechTime | November 20, 2024

Bunnings in Firing Line Over Use of Facial Recognition Technology

Australian Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind has found Bunnings Group Limited breached Australians’ privacy by collecting their personal and sensitive information…

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APP-ASM | Featured | Movers & Shakers | TechTime | November 12, 2024

Tech Company Auror Closes $74 Million Capital Raise

Technology company Auror, which provides the world’s largest retailers and over 3000 law enforcement agencies globally with retail crime reporting…

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Women in Security

Australian Security

Australian Security | Featured | National | Women in Security | August 27, 2024

Australian Human Rights Commission Calls Gendered Violence a National Emergency

The Australian Human Rights Commission says not to overlook older women and women with disability in its quest to end…

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Featured

Featured | Movers & Shakers | Women in Security | February 14, 2024

DXC Technology spot on with Watson Appointment

DXC Technology has appointed Kylie Watson as the Head of Security for Australia & New Zealand. With more than 30…

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Australian Security

Australian Security | Awards | Featured | Women in Security | October 20, 2023

Recipients of Australian Security Industry Awards

The security industry celebrated its night of nights with 270 guests attending a special dinner at the Park Hyatt Melbourne…

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APP-ASM

APP-ASM | Australian Security | CCTV | Editor's Desk | Events | Featured | Frontline Security | Movers & Shakers | National | Security Products | Women in Security | July 18, 2023

Australia’s First Event Safety & Security Conference

After six months of intense planning, the inaugural Venue Safety & Security Exchange Conference (VSX 2023) was held in Sydney…

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CYBER SECURITY WEEKLY PODCAST

Podcast

Podcast | August 2, 2023

Episode 372 – What does SOCI mean for the security industry?

Roanne Monte is the CEO and Chief Product Officer of Armatec Global, a Sydney-based impact technology company serving the defence, critical infrastructure, and public and private sectors. With a steadfast commitment to a human-centred approach to product builds

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Podcast

Podcast | August 1, 2023

Episode 371 – Everyday hacking techniques prove sufficient for threat actors

What has the world learned about cyber-security from the Russia Ukraine War? According to Microsoft’s ANZ National Security Officer, Mark Anderson, while the kinetic war still rages within the borders of Ukraine, the cyberwar is borderless, playing out across networks globally.

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Podcast

Podcast | July 31, 2023

Episode 370 – AI, Data and the future of security, a tech CEOs view

Stephen Scheeler is Australia’s most authoritative voice on digital disruption, transformation, culture & leadership. His experience at the heart of Silicon Valley is truly unparalleled, and he has a unique ability to inspire audiences of all kinds with rare insight, humour & humility.

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Podcast

Podcast | March 9, 2022

Episode 314 – Reality Check – Taiwan cannot be defended

The fourteenth issue of Australian Foreign Affairs examines the rising tensions over the future of Taiwan, as China’s pursuit of “unification” pits it against the United States and US allies such as Australia. The Taiwan Choice looks at the growing risk of a catastrophic war and the outlook for Australia as it faces a strategic choice that could reshape its future in Asia.

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