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Australian Security | Featured | Frontline Security | TechTime | December 9, 2025

Australians rate AI, economic crisis and disinformation as leading security threats

Australians are increasingly concerned about many security threats, especially risks related to artificial intelligence (AI), economic security, disinformation and foreign…

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APP-ASM | Featured | Security Products | TechTime | December 4, 2025

New report uncovers perpetrator and victim perspectives on sexualised deepfake abuse

A new Monash University study has provided the first detailed look at both perpetrator and victim experiences of sexualised deepfake…

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APP-ASM | Editor's Desk | Featured | November 11, 2025

Applying the CARVER Methodology to All-Hazards Security Risk Management for SOCI-Regulated Critical Infrastructure

by Maksym Szewczuk CPP PSP In an era of increasingly complex threat environments, large and interconnected critical infrastructure assets face…

Awards

Awards | Events | Featured | Movers & Shakers | October 31, 2025

Excellence in the Australian Security Industry recognised  

Recipients of the 2025 Australian Security Industry Awards were recognised at a special function attended by over 300 industry leaders…

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Australian Security

Australian Security | Editor's Desk | Featured | October 30, 2025

Trusted Collaboration and the Securitisation of National Power: Call for a Bigger Australia

Edited: Chris Cubbage, Australian Security Magazine Australia’s national security landscape is in a period of profound transformation, marked by the…

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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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…

Australian Security

Australian Security | Cyber Resilience | Featured | Security Products | September 18, 2025

Kmart’s use of facial recognition unlawful

Australian Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind has found that Kmart Australia Limited breached Australians’ privacy by collecting their personal and sensitive…

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APP-ASM | Asia Pacific Security | Australian Security | Featured | August 26, 2025

Iran’s Reach Exposed: ASIO Connects IRGC to Antisemitic Attacks on Australian Soil

In a dramatic escalation of Australia’s domestic security posture, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a series of decisive responses following…

Asia Pacific Security

Chinese national charged with foreign interference in Canberra

A Chinese national accused of covertly collecting information about a Canberra Buddhist association on behalf of a foreign principal has…

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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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APP-ASM | Cyber Resilience | Featured | TechTime | August 22, 2025

2025 ASIAL Security Conference

The consequences of a changing world order, AI-driven threats, cyber warfare, increasing critical infrastructure risks, and the importance of the…

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…

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…

Frontline Security

Frontline Security | Movers & Shakers | TechTime | November 17, 2025

Aussie companies get together to tighten supply chain

Three Australian companies have formed a partnership to deliver a 360-degree, zero-trust security model for sensitive logistics operations across the…

Featured

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…

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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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…

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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Defence

Defence | Featured | Movers & Shakers | TechTime | October 29, 2025

PMT Security Partners with DroneShield

PMT Security has announced a strategic partnership with DroneShield to include advanced counter-drone capabilities, enhancing the protection of government agencies,…

Events

Events | Featured | TechTime | August 21, 2025

HID unveils new tech at Security and Exhibition Conference Sydney

HID will unveil HID Amico™ biometric facial recognition readers and the new portable OMNIKEY® SE Plug authentication reader at the 2025…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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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…

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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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Australia confronting security and social shock following Bondi terror attack

Fifteen innocent people killed in antisemitic terror attack in Bondi

Intelligent Monitoring Group makes New Zealand Acquisition

Support for use of AI in Triple Zero response

OAIC Privacy Compliance Sweep

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