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Events

Anthony Cooke
Security

Which New Zealand companies are most likely to be targeted by Ransomware hackers?

July 27, 2026

Delivered during March’s National Cyber Security Summit, insights from Atmos’ Anthony Cooke maintain their relevance. He’ll be speaking again at next week’s Cyber Security Risk Conference. At Brightstar’s National Cyber Security Summit in Q1 2026, […]

Cyber Risk
Security

Cyber Criminals Are Not Breaking In – They’re Logging In

July 21, 2026

Three recent New Zealand cyber incidents are reminders of the need to keep up in an fast evolving threat landscape. In times past we heard about cyberattacks in the media as far-away, one-off incidents. Now, […]

SecTech NZ
Industry

SecTech NZ to land at Auckland’s Eden Park with Wellington, Christchurch to follow

June 2, 2026

SecTech’s New Zealand edition for 2026 launches at Auckland’s Eden Park on 09 June, with Wellington and Christchurch to follow. SecTech NZ opens 11-5pm at Eden Park in Auckland on 09 June. Attendees can register […]

NZ Cybersecurity Strategy
Security

Just published: New Zealand’s Cybersecurity strategy to 2030

March 10, 2026

Digitising Government New Zealand and the National Cyber Security Summit 2026, both being staged in Wellington next week, will continue the critical national conversation shaped recently by the release of the NZ Cybersecurity Strategy. The […]

Land Forces - Keith Payne
Defence

LandForces 2022:  Does “Where the bloody hell are you” apply to you?

December 20, 2022

Reporting from LandForces 2022, Line of Defence Magazine Correspondent Jennie Vickers highlights the Kiwi companies who made the long-anticipated trip across the ditch to fly the New Zealand flag. You had to be really determined […]

Information Domain
Defence

Defence Industry Association Information Domain event set to virtually kick off

August 28, 2020

The New Zealand Defence Industry Association (NZDIA) will kick-off its Information Domain Engagement Acceleration Summit – IDEAS 2020 in collaboration with the New Zealand Ministry of Defence and New Zealand Defence Force on 01 September.  […]

Safe and Secure Facilities and Public Spaces
Features

Optimising safety and security for a safer New Zealand

July 30, 2020

Following its successful Wellington debut in 2019, Conferenz’s Safe & Secure Facilities & Public Spaces conference is back for 2020. This time, the event brings a pantheon of renown physical security specialists to Auckland. The […]

Information Domain
Defence

New events platform delivers for post-Covid new normal

June 18, 2020

New Zealand Defence Industry Association conducts successful trial of a revolutionary new virtual event platform capable of delivering a full conference and exhibition experience online. The Covid-19 crisis and subsequent lockdown restrictions resulted in many […]

Converged security
Features

Why a converged approach to security makes good sense

June 25, 2019

Auckland plays host to Facilities Integrate 2019 in September, where a much-anticipated panel discussion will explore the emerging role of ‘converged security’ in facing the combined threat posed by physical and information security breach. It […]

Crowded Places Strategy
Features

New Conference: How safe are you keeping your public/visitors?

June 21, 2019

Safe and Secure Facilities and Public Spaces conference provides a first-of-its kind forum for exploring the security of public facilities in New Zealand from a range of traditional and emerging threats. New Zealand-based organisations and […]

Security trends 2019
Features

Focus on Security: Top five security trends for 2019

March 12, 2019

The theme of Australia’s Security Exhibition & Conference 2019 is ‘Focus on security’. The need and demand for security, state the event’s organisers, is evident and the idea behind the theme is to bring it to […]

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