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APP-ASM | Asia Pacific Security | Australian Security | Featured | August 12, 2024

Committee Recommends Passing of Crimes Amendment Bill

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has today tabled its Advisory Report on the Crimes and Other Legislation…

Australian Security

Australian Security | Featured | Security Products | TechTime | August 12, 2024

CMI Safe Co Partners With Smartlock Digital To Improve Vault Security

Australian security company CMI Safe Co will start using Smartlock Digital as their main supplier of advanced digital locking systems.…

Australian Security

Australian Security | Featured | Frontline Security | National | August 2, 2024

Monash University and Victoria Police Partnership Produces First Graduate

An initiative between Monash University and Victoria Police that enables students to become a police officer while attaining a criminology…

Defence

Defence | Featured | Frontline Security | TechTime | July 31, 2024

Applications Open for 2025 Spitfire Memorial Defence Fellowship Funding

Applications have opened for the 2025 Spitfire Memorial Defence Fellowship funding, with the Spitfire Association looking for innovators and researchers…

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Australian Security

Australia’s National Terrorism Alert Level raised to ‘probable’

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, standing alongside the Federal Attorney General, Mark Dreyfus and Mike Burgess, Director-General of Security and…

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Former ADF Chief Calls Out Government on Climate Change as ASLCG Report Released

Analysis released by the Australian Security Leaders Climate Group (ASLCG) accuses the Albanese government of dropping the ball on climate change…

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Sydney Church Stabbing: Teen Arrested, Police Injured in Chaos

A teenager remains in police custody following an alleged church stabbing in Sydney’s south-west. About 7.10pm on Monday (15 April…

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Strike Force Mcauley launched for Bondi Junction knife attacks

A critical incident investigation is underway after six people were fatally stabbed and a man was shot by police in…

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Australian Security

Australian Security | Defence | Frontline Security | August 13, 2024

New Motorola App to Help WA Police Manage Family Violence

Western Australia Police Force is using a smart mobile application from Motorola Solutions to help its front-line police officers better…

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…

Australian Security

Australian Security | Defence | Featured | July 18, 2024

ASIAL Calls on Community to Acknowledge Role of Security Officers

The Australian Security Industry Association Ltd (ASIAL) is calling on the community to acknowledge the role security officers play in…

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APP-ASM | Australian Security | Featured | Security Products | July 17, 2024

Research Highlights Importance of Visual Inspection Experience in Airport Screening

Three Queensland University of Technology researchers have teamed up to investigate how airport security screeners employ problem-solving techniques during x-ray…

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Cyber Resilience

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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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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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APP-ASM | Australian Security | Cyber Resilience | Featured | April 9, 2024

Australian retailers lose $2.2m to fraud

Adyen has published its Adyen Index Australia: Retail 2024, exposing the impact of fraud on the Australian retail sector. Working…

Cyber Resilience

Cyber Resilience | Featured | Miscellaneous | Movers & Shakers | February 12, 2024

Visa prevents more than $700M in fraud

Visa has announced that Visa Advanced Authorisation (VAA), its AI-based real-time payment fraud monitoring solution, has prevented $714 million[1] in fraud…

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Frontline Security

Australian Security

Australian Security | Featured | Frontline Security | National | July 21, 2023

International Security Officers’ Day

International Security Officers’ Day – the Australian Security Industry Association Ltd (ASIAL) is calling on the community to acknowledge the…

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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…

Frontline Security

Frontline Security | Movers & Shakers | TechTime | Women in Security | June 16, 2023

Kordamentha Broadens Leadership Ranks

KordaMentha has announced two senior appointments to its expanding Financial Crime practice. Chris Faherty, a senior leader who has helped…

Frontline Security

Frontline Security | Miscellaneous | Movers & Shakers | TechTime | June 14, 2023

ISACA Gets RealNetworks Member as CEO

Erik Prusch has joined ISACA as its new CEO. Based in Washington state in the United States, Prusch brings tech…

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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 | 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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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

Australian Security

Australian Security | Featured | Security Products | TechTime | July 11, 2024

Monitoring Made Easy: Introducing Flex IO

What happens when customers want to monitor something beyond their security system’s range? Whether it’s a remote storage facility, RV,…

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Security ASIAL Conference Returns to Sydney in August

The Security Exhibition & Conference will return to Sydney in August. Security professionals from around the world are expected to…

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APP-ASM | Featured | TechTime | June 13, 2024

Telstra Opens Public Safety Experience Centre

Telstra has opened its Public Safety Experience Centre on the Gold Coast to showcase the latest critical communications technology for…

Asia Pacific Security

Asia Pacific Security | Featured | Movers & Shakers | TechTime | May 15, 2024

Codelocks Notches up a Decade in the Asia Pacific Region

Access control company Codelocks is marking ten years of servicing the Asia-Pacific market. “When we first set up the Codelocks…

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Women in Security

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…

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…

Australian Security

Nominations for Australian Security Industry Awards

Nominations for the 2023 Australian Security Industry Awards are now open. The awards provide an opportunity to recognise and celebrate…

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Gallagher Goes for Growth

Gallagher is on a mission to expand its ranks. “The key to our success is our team, and here at…

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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.