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HB167
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Long-awaited HB167 Security Risk Management update ‘about to drop’

July 14, 2025

Security consultants and security risk management professionals have waited a long time for an updated edition of the landmark HB 167 handbook. According to one of its authors, the big day is arriving, writes Nicholas […]

GSB2025
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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Invisible Risk: Outdated tech leaves NZ Government’s physical security exposed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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Gina Lindsay-Crawford
Features

Private security leader awarded for securing New Zealand organisations and infrastructure

June 19, 2024

Gina Lindsay-Crawford has been announced by the organisers of Women in Security Awards Aotearoa (WiSAA) 2023-24 as the winner of the ‘Securing organisations and infrastructure’ category for her role as Manager of Client Services at […]

SRM
Features

Understanding the power of a risk-based approach in protective security

June 15, 2024

There are several key steps to implementing a risk-based approach, explains ICARAS Security Consultants, that ensures security strategy is tailored to an asset’s specific risks and vulnerabilities. When it comes to protective security, there are […]

Mark Junge
Features

Call for Participation: Survey on digital transformation in the security industry

June 7, 2024

Gallagher Security is calling security professionals and users to add their voice to an industry-wide survey designed to capture a snapshot of what the company sees as a transformative period. The research initiative seeks to […]

Career pathways
Features

Career Pathways: Security provider HSM hosts Hastings Girls High School

May 31, 2024

In May, Hastings-based security services provider HSM participated in a Graeme Dingle Foundation programme to host high school students and showcase security as an alternative career path. The Graeme Dingle Foundation has launched a programme […]

WiSAA 2023-24
Electronic Security

Women in Security Awards Aotearoa: Meet the judges

April 10, 2024

Organisers announce the appointment of a judging panel that will determine this year’s category winners as the assessment of shortlisted finalists in the 2023-24 Women in Security Awards Aotearoa gets underway. The New Zealand Security […]

NCS4
Features

Spectator security survey: Preference for visible security measures, ignorance of active shooter policies

April 4, 2024

The latest survey of US spectator’s perceptions of venue safety and security highlights a preference for visible security measures and an ignorance of active shooter response policies. According to the authors of the Spectator Sports […]

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