27-29 Aug 2025

ICC, Sydney

Strategy & Insight

How Beacons Can Improve Your Workforce Management Tracking is an important part of security workforce management, because it gives managers access to real-time field data like the location and activities...

The launch of the iPhone back in 2008 was a watershed moment in the history of biometrics. Up to that point, biometrics such as fingerprint and facial recognition had been...

“The Online Safety Act has now come into force and makes Australia’s existing laws for online safety more expansive and much stronger,” said eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant. “These new...

Over the last decade, the evolution from standalone analogue security systems to IP networked systems has given rise to an increasing focus on cyber security. As we move towards a...

Technology is evolving at a rate that is unprecedented in human history. Not too long ago, the kind of major advances that might change the course of the entire security...

Following the Victorian Government’s commitment to review the Private Security Industry in 2018, a final report has been released. The report includes 21 recommendations for change, with a view to...

As the need for electronic access control is increasing in the world of security, a topic that is becoming more obvious when evaluating wireless access control locks, either as the...

The best way to move to the cloud, writes Genetec’s Country Manager A/NZ George Moawad, is to let go of the division between cloud and on-premises physical security systems and...

Chadstone shopping centre provides Melbourne shoppers with a safe and frictionless shopping experience....
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented changes to air travel. The closure of international and domestic borders here in Australia led to travel restrictions that have affected our freedom...
Industry insight brought to you by Avigilon – a Motorola Solutions Company....
Greater connectivity brings greater risk and a need for an organisational culture to consider cybersecurity as an essential corporate responsibility....
The global pandemic has caused many changes, among them an accelerated need for a zero trust strategy. Dr Michael Axelsen shares his insight into whether zero trust models are the...
Australian businesses lose $4.3 billion of assets per year - could a simple solution be the key to securing against future loss?...
Join the Motorola Solutions Video Security & Analytics Virtual Experience to gain an exclusive first look at the upcoming technologies, including a preview of the latest Avigilon H5 platform video...
Depending on your location, you may have just returned to working in person, or you might be looking forward to the light at the end of a working from home...
The role of machine learning and AI in a post-pandemic world across key sectors, like retail, and building and construction is continuously increasing....
Perhaps 2020 will come to be remembered not only as the year of the Coronavirus but also as the year when drones really took off....
Last week our sister event, Integrate - the leading AV and tech event in Australia, hosted their first Virtual Speaker Series where they discussed the future of AV in our...
Last week our sister event, Integrate - the leading AV and tech event in Australia, hosted their first Virtual Speaker Series where they discussed the future of AV in our...
In this data-driven age, where big data and IoT technology dominate, cybersecurity remains a top priority for organisations. The cyber threat landscape is continuously evolving, fueled by an underground economy...
Car crashes into cafe, before hitting taxi in Eastwood, Sydney's north-west. Fatal car crashes are on the rise with 1,146 fatal deaths on Australia's roads in 2019, and headlines like...
As COVID-19 restrictions ease in many areas around the country, the possibility of attending a sports game or live concert is becoming a reality. Traditionally seeing large numbers of patrons...
While different remote sites might vary greatly in their application, security often proves to be a challenge, and different types of locations often share many similarities when it comes to...
As restrictions ease at varying rates across the country, workplaces that are re-opening have an increased responsibility to ensure that the health and safety of staff and customers remains a...
Refining biometric technologies is critical to a future where every point of physical contact is considered a possible health risk....
As states and territories across the country ease restrictions, we continue to see varied initiatives for mitigating risk. Thermal cameras are becoming a prevalent measure for non-contact temperature screening in...
As the world reels from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing has become patently clear. When faced with a new threat, no matter how prepared we are, we...
Access Control in a post-COVID reality...
As is usual in crisis situations, security has played a prominent role in the implementation of countermeasures to enforce compliance and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic....
There is no doubt about it, COVID-19 has changed the security industry forever. However, despite the obvious economic impacts, it’s apparent that the industry has still seen some opportunity during...
As with any crisis, there are always opportunists and the COVID-19 pandemic has been no exception....
From a Person Who Does it all The Time...

At the beginning of the year before the times of COVID-19 we looked into the top trends facing the Security industry for 2020 to see global and national security advancements....

Technology is integral to the security industry, however it has been earmarked as a challenge to stay up to date....
As the security landscape continues to change, skilled professionals are becoming essential....
The Australian Government is developing the nation’s next Cyber Security Strategy as a successor to the $230 million Cyber Security Strategy announced by then Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull....

When we asked a network of security professionals about major industry trends (both now and in the future), the rise in cybercrime and the evolution of new technology were the...

The Australian cyber security industry is chronically short of manpower, and with cyber attacks expected to skyrocket in coming years the problem is set to worsen....
Drones have been misused for malicious purposes such as assassination attempts, drug smuggling and illegal surveillance, but what can we do to protect against them?...
Deep Dive 11: Our final Deep Dive looks into what the future holds for security in businesses....
Deep Dive 10: Storage and data accessibility...
Cyber security is a hot topic, consistently ranked as one of the biggest risks affecting New Zealand businesses and flagged as an ever-increasing threat worldwide. Cyber-attacks can cost money, disrupt...
Deep Dive 9: According to market research firm IHS Markit, the Oceania market for video-surveillance equipment is forecast to grow at an annual rate of 4.8 per cent from 2018-2021....
Professional crowd control ensures that everyone attending an event has a pleasant and safe experience, minimising incidents ranging from anti-social behaviour up to crowd crushes, which can cause mass fatalities....
Deep Dive 7: A new wave of intelligent Electronic Article Surveillance Systems (EAS) such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags for product protection are providing security personnel with important data...
Security Market Review: Navigating an Evolving Security Landscape - Executive Summary...
Deep Dive 6: As a result of increasing digital threats across different markets, the security industry is seeing the convergence of cybersecurity with physical and electronic security....
Deep Dive 5: What challenges do business face in risk management, workplace procedures and serious injury?...
Deep Dive 4: Cybercrime presents one of the highest risks across all security markets, but especially to financial institutions....
The ethics surrounding the capture and use of facial recognition technology are complex. Who makes the rules that govern biometric technology?...
Deep Dive 3: Risks in the event management market are broad. Current threats range from food poisoning, theft, crowd control, violence, fire, terrorist attacks and data breaches – to name...
Deep Dive 2: Shrinkage is staggeringly high in Australia’s retail market......
No longer the stuff of science fiction and fantasy, home automation is now very much a reality......
Deep Dive 1: The risk profile of banks has changed over the past two decades......
Digital technologies are bringing transformative change to the security sector. We explore some of the key trends and challenges the industry faces this year. By Dominic Bayley....
Bricks-and-mortar retailers in Australia are under pressure on several fronts as consumers tighten their belts, and online sales poach a growing share of spending. At the same time, retailers’ losses...
With the continued growth of the Internet of Things (IoT), Gartner forecast that 20.4 billion connected devices will be in use globally by 2020....
Contribute to our Security Industry 'State of the Market' Report and take part in creating a valuable knowledge resource which will reflect and influence the strategic direction of the industry....
The achievements of outstanding individuals and organisations in the security industry have been recognised at the 23rd annual Australian Security Industry Awards for Excellence and 4th annual Outstanding Security Performance...
An IT security survey by HP has found SMBs are still lagging on data breach preparedness....
Security systems have evolved from manual chimes to the first CCTV home security to today's optimised cameras with facial recognition and automatic face profiling....
Discussion with Caroline Sapriel, founder and Managing Partner of CS&A, who is a keynote speaker at the 2018 ASIAL Security Conference....
Smart buildings are rapidly becoming a widely-recognised phenomenon, talked about in the media and high on the agenda of progressive companies on both the supply and demand side....
We are standing at the dawn of the fourth industrial revolution. Industry 4.0 is ushering in a new era of manufacturing, promising to truly break the mould of all we...
The past decade has seen a dramatic shift to the security landscape in that security concepts and strategies, once only the domain of professionals, are now ordinary topics of conversation...
From 22 February 2018, the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2017 comes into effect....
Businesses that continue to treat physical and cyber security as silos are at risk of being left behind, as technology advances rapidly and threats keep evolving....
Recently a Belgian security researcher at KU Leuven University revealed a serious flaw in the WPA2 security protocol, used to secure virtually all modern Wi-Fi networks, potentially putting millions of...
As individuals, we are all increasingly ‘time poor’, while as businesses we strive to achieve more and more ‘efficiencies’, but for the Australian security industry there is one area that...
IoT is the big topic to well and truly emerge from 2017 and seems to be rolling out like a steam train out of control but it is dependent on...
When approaching private security from a national perspective, security licensing and regulation in Australia is a complex issue. The compliance requirements of jurisdictional licensing and regulation curtails the flexibility needed...
With 2018 is on the horizon, what trends can we expect to see next year within the security sector?...
A Guide To Situational Awareness, Personal Risk Management, Resilience and Security by Dr Gav Schneider....
There is little doubt that security technology is evolving rapidly. One area that seems to be experiencing significant change is that of access control. The introduction of newer and more...
Traditionally, security assessments in factories have been focused on the inside of the premises and not to the more exposed perimeter of the actual factory or plant, including the perimeter...
The 22nd annual Australian Security Industry Awards for Excellence - an ASIAL initiative, and the 3rd annual Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs), again shared a prestigious Awards Ceremony & Dinner...
Concentrations of large numbers of people in accessible public areas can potentially be targets of terrorist and criminal attacks presenting constant challenges to security professionals....
Over a million NBN users don’t know what speeds they’re actually getting a survey released this week said. That’s about 40% of everyone connected to the NBN and it’s a...
A survey conducted by this year’s Security Exhibition & Conference ahead of the event has found that 90 percent of respondents surveyed believed that the Internet of Things (IoT), IP...
Forget the old ways of managing security. Isolation is a thing of the past - at least when it comes to electronic and cyber security. They are rapidly converging -...
For more than a year, your company has been working days, nights and weekends creating and rolling out sophisticated data protection software for delivery to a major international client. The...
How much do you know about the National Broadband Network (nbn)? According to many surveys the public is confused about what it means, when it is coming, and don't know...
Companies and individuals involved in the Australian security industry will be recognised for their hard work, excellence and innovation on a national and international stage, at the 2017 Security Awards....
The recently released Global Terrorism Index (2016) outlines concerning implications for Western nations including Australia. One of the particularly worrying implications is the increasingly migratory nature of the kind of...
Organisations of all types face a world of increasing threats, both physical and virtual. These organisations have a responsibility to their stakeholders to minimise the associated risks....
How smart is your home? How connected are your home devices? How many devices are connected to your wifi network at any one time? nbn survey reveals that the number...
Lack of interest from C-suite and director level the biggest security challenge facing businesses...
As a people-orientated business, with a national presence, servicing a diverse range of industries and customers, MSS Security and its employees see a great deal of the Australian community –...
Webster’s dictionary defines the term Crucible as : “a place or situation that forces people to change or make difficult decisions.”...
A common refrain amongst security managers is the lack of stakeholder support when they try to propose new system implementation. Lack of buy-in is one of the most common contributors...
With cybercrime now the leading hazard of 21st century businesses, Australian security managers and executives need to think differently about data security and how to deal with the threat of...

The security industry needs innovation, especially in the commercial and industrial sectors. Innovation in security can be defined as the implementation of a new security approach or process that results...

According to the Cisco 2014 Annual Security Report, “The sophistication of the technology and tactics used by online criminals – and their nonstop attempts to breach network security and steal...

Christmas is a prime time for break and enters and theft. So as the silly season fast approaches Aussies need to get serious about security with some simple tips to...

As part of Safe Work Australia Month, ASIAL launched two new exciting member benefits related to the health and safety of employees; the ASIAL Safe Workplace Management (SWM) system and...

The return of the Australia’s largest security show to Melbourne in June of this year marked the first time the show had been held outside of Sydney for over twelve...

It wasn’t that long ago that information security protected networks, and physical security protected people, bricks and mortar. The Convergence of the two, once a projected trend is now an...

John Bigelow (Editor in Chief, Interactive Media Solutions) Depression in the community is a serious issue. Every year, thousands of people struggle with this extremely serious condition, with far too...

Without doubt, one of greatest challenges one faces in business, whether it be as an individual or a business, is that of remaining relevant. The fact that something made you...