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GSB2025
Features

Global Security Barometer 2025 identifies big challenges for industry

June 7, 2025

Released in April, the International Security Ligue’s Global Security Barometer 2025 reveals changes necessary for the security industry to meet future challenges in an evolving threat environment. A survey of top executives at the world’s […]

Weak link
Features

Invisible Risk: Outdated tech leaves NZ Government’s physical security exposed

May 31, 2025

The physical security of agencies in New Zealand’s public sector is in a state of dangerous neglect, writes Robbie Jones, Wellington-based Enterprise Solutions Specialist at Wesco Anixter. While digital threats dominate headlines, experts warn that […]

FIRST Security
Guarding & Patrols

FIRST Security expands national footprint into the Taupō region

May 21, 2025

FIRST Security increases number of branches nationally to 30 with the acquisition of Taupō security provider Senjo Security. Commits to retain all staff. FIRST Security announced on 13 May the acquisition of Senjo Security, a […]

2025 OSPAs
Electronic Security

2025 New Zealand Outstanding Security Performance Awards finalists revealed

May 16, 2025

Judged by a panel of independent experts from across the New Zealand security industry, the finalists of the 2025 New Zealand Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) have been announced. The New Zealand OSPAs, returning for […]

WiSAA 2025
Defence

Women in Security Awards Aotearoa 2025: Winners Announced!

March 7, 2025

The results are in – just in time for International Women’s Day – and we can now reveal the category winners of the Women in Security Awards Aotearoa 2025! In its fifth year, Women in […]

RiskNZ
Features

Risk professional association RiskNZ announces its Awards of Excellence categories for 2025

February 12, 2025

RiskNZ, the leading non-profit association for risk professionals in New Zealand, has announced that nominations for its 2025 Awards of Excellence open Thursday 13 February. This year’s awards will be presented at the annual NZ […]

Mel Childs
Defence

Inspiring female security leaders among 2023-24 Women in Security Awards Aotearoa winners

February 9, 2025

In support of the 2025 Women in Security Awards Aotearoa, we feature the inspirational stories behind last year’s category winners. The 21 February deadline for nominations for the 2025 Women in Security Awards Aotearoa is […]

Global OSPAs
Features

New Zealand finalists in 1st-ever Global Outstanding Security Performance Awards

February 9, 2025

Winners of the 2024 OSPAs across 48 countries – the best of the best – will compete for the prestigious honour of being a Global OSPAs winner. Here’s NZ’s nine finalists. The Global OSPAs will […]

Motorola
Features

Hytera pleads guilty to conspiring to steal trade secrets from Motorola

February 9, 2025

The U.S. Department of Justice pursuit of Hytera for its alleged stealing of Motorola trade secrets results in admission from the Chinese telecommunications company. According to a 14 January announcement from Motorola Solutions, Hytera Communications […]

WiSAA 2025
Defence

Call for Nominations: Women in Security Awards Aotearoa 2025

January 24, 2025

Support International Women’s Day this year by nominating a colleague for the 2025 Women in Security Awards Aotearoa. Nominations are due 21 February. International Women’s Day is coming up on 8th March, and what better […]

CAA
Features

Will privatised aviation security deliver efficiencies at New Zealand’s airports or invite risk?

January 10, 2025

Debate has ramped up in recent months around a proposal by transport minister Simeon Brown to privatise aviation security services at airports around the country, writes chief editor Nicholas Dynon. Transport Minister Simeon Brown wants […]

Guy Barnett
Guarding & Patrols

New legislation introduces minimum sentencing to protect security officers in Tasmania

January 8, 2025

Tasmanian security officers will now have stronger protections from assault following the passing on 13 December of the Sentencing Amendment (Presumptive Sentencing for Assaults on Frontline Workers) Bill 2024. The Sentencing Amendment (Presumptive Sentencing for […]

Commerce Commission
Guarding & Patrols

Commerce Commission clears the way for Armourguard purchase of ACM

October 16, 2024

The Commerce Commission has given clearance to Evergreen NZ Holdings (Armourguard) to acquire 100% of the shares in ACM New Zealand Limited from ACM Holdings (NZ) Limited. Commerce Commission Chair Dr John Small said the […]

Noggin
Features

Motorola Solutions acquires critical event management software provider Noggin

July 2, 2024

Motorola Solutions has acquired Noggin, a global provider of cloud-based business continuity planning, operational resilience and critical event management (CEM) software headquartered in Sydney. Deployed by customers internationally, the Noggin platform assists organisations to anticipate, […]

Threat monitoring
Features

Step Change in Security Threat Assessment: Open-source enabled persistent threat monitoring

June 25, 2024

The challenges of open source threat assessments can be avoided by subscribing to a persistent threat monitoring service, writes Chris Proctor, Senior Associate Security Consultant with Beca Applied Technologies. I’ve always had a problem with […]

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