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Jennie Vickers

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 […]

BenchOn
Defence

Strengthening our Ecosystems – real and virtual – a priority for 2023

January 4, 2023

Line of Defence Magazine correspondent Jennie Vickers continues her coverage of LandForces 2022 with a profile of BenchOn and the ecosystem approach that drives their tech development and strategy. Advocating for New Zealand businesses into […]

Chesley Sullenberger
Cyber Security

What next after resilience? Wisdom from AISA CyberCon2022

January 4, 2023

NZSM correspondent Jennie Vickers attended @CyberCon2022 in October, gaining wisdom from some of the most inspirational speakers on the planet. She shares her big takeaways from the Australian Information Security Association’s flagship event. This article […]

crowd
Cyber Security

The Wisdom of the Crowds coming through loud and clear at CyberCon2022

January 4, 2023

In this second part of her dispatch from CyberCon2022, NZSM correspondent Jennie Vickers delivers a bumper harvest of collective wisdom with the best bits of the event’s speaker presentations. This article is part of a […]

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 […]

Contracts
Features

Breaking the Mould: Values based contracts in a world of Zero Trust

April 5, 2022

Contracts come from the world of Zero Trust, writes Consultant to Fortinet Jennie Vickers, but a new Auckland Council contract template has brought trust into the equation – and it’s also subtracted plenty of pages […]

Score
Cyber Security

Converging IT and OT Security: Learning lessons from the golf course

March 16, 2022

If 21st century golf tournaments can get security convergence right, writes Consultant to Fortinet and 2021 #1 IFESEC Global Influencer in Security Jennie Vickers, why is it that organisations’ Boards and C-Suites struggle to do […]

Summer device security
Cyber Security

Digital Devices: Will they be the source of pleasure or pain for your business these holidays?

December 15, 2021

According to Consultant to Fortinet Jennie Vickers, businesses in NZ that hold sensitive data need to have an urgent think about all their devices and data – whether they’ll be going to the beach this […]

Marty Donoghue
Defence

Will 2022 be the Year New Zealand finally joins up the dots for our Veterans?

December 14, 2021

Jennie Vickers sat down recently with RSA CEO Marty Donoghue to talk about the RSA’s ambitions for better industry engagement in 2022. A selection of questions and answers follows. JV: What are the moments of 2021 […]

Jennie Vickers
Features

Women in Security Awards Aotearoa: Rising Star and Thought Leader awardees announced!

December 8, 2021

Women in Security Awards Aotearoa (WiSAA) organisers announce the second ‘Thought Leader’ category co-winner and the ‘Rising Star’ winner from a pool of exceptional security sector nominees. New Zealand Security Magazine is a proud supporter of […]

Cyber safe holidays
Cyber Security

How to be Cyber Safe in your Holiday Space

December 1, 2021

According to Jennie Vickers of Zeopard Consulting and Consultant to Fortinet, the first action you need take to protect your business over the holiday break is security awareness training for everyone, including your employees and […]

Procurement waka
Defence

We’d be dumb if we didn’t: Embracing progressive procurement

June 18, 2021

The announcement of a Government procurement target for NZ Maori businesses is the stimulant needed to substantially improve access to Government procurement projects for all NZ businesses, writes Jennie Vickers of Zeopard Consulting. This article […]

1,000 cups of tea
Defence

Opinion: Is it time New Zealand had a Ministry of 1,000 cups of tea?

June 18, 2021

The just-released Office of the Auditor General (OAG) Report on Strategic Suppliers goes some way to addressing serious issues, writes Jennie Vickers of Zeopard Consulting, but not far enough. This article is part of our spotlight […]

Broader Outcomes
Defence

The Zeopard report card: Two years of Broader Outcomes

June 18, 2021

CEO of Zeopard Consulting Jennie Vickers delivers her scorecard on government agency implementation of the Government Procurement Rules’ ‘Broader Outcomes’ two years after it was first announced. This article is part of our spotlight on New […]

Government procurement
Defence

Broader Outcomes: The latest updates on NZ Government Procurement Policy and Practice

June 18, 2021

Recent announcements of upcoming changes to the procurement rules and progress reporting on implementation of the 2019 changes, will be of interest to any business supplying Government, writes Jennie Vickers of Zeopard Consulting. This article […]

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