ASIAL Security Insider

Is Australia's obsession with low-cost security contracts putting people, critical infrastructure and national security at risk? A major new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) raises serious questions about how Australia purchases, regulates, and delivers protective security services. The report, Australian Protective Security Procurement Practices, suggests that an excessive focus on price, inconsistent licensing requirements, inadequate contract oversight and workfo

A new and disturbing form of violent extremism is spreading across online communities, and unlike traditional extremist movements, it isn't necessarily driven by politics, religion or ideology. Instead, it's fuelled by manipulation, psychological exploitation, cruelty and the pursuit of notoriety. In this episode of Security Insider, we speak with Dr Anne Speckhard, Director of the International Centre for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE), about her latest research with Caroline Ewing int

Cybersecurity professionals spend enormous amounts of time and money building sophisticated systems designed to keep attackers out. But attackers do not always need to defeat the technology. Sometimes, they simply need to convince a person to open the door. In this episode of the Security Insider Podcast, we speak with professional mentalist and illusionist Andy Nunn about what decades of deliberately deceiving intelligent, attentive audiences can teach us about social engineering, cognitive bi

In Part One, we explored the key findings from ASIAL’s landmark Security 2030 report, discussing regulatory reform, procurement challenges, industry visibility and the structural issues that must be addressed if the sector is to meet the demands of the future. Today, we shift our focus from the challenges to the solutions. Joining me once again are Dr Nicola Lockhart, Deputy Lead of Edith Cowan University’s Security & Intelligence Research Group, and Dr Warren Doudle, Lead of the Research Group

Australia’s private security industry is entering a period of significant change. New technologies, evolving threats, workforce challenges, regulatory reform and increasing expectations around professionalisation are reshaping what security will look like over the next five years. In this episode of the Security Insider podcast, we speak with Dr Nicola Lockhart and Dr Warren Doudle from Edith Cowan University’s Security & Intelligence Research Group about the forthcoming Security 2030 report co

Australia’s critical infrastructure operators are entering a new phase of security and risk management. With enhanced obligations under the Security of Critical Infrastructure (SOCI) Act, rapidly advancing artificial intelligence, and growing supply chain vulnerabilities, organisations must rethink how they identify, manage, and respond to emerging threats. In this episode of the Security Insider podcast, Dr Maher Magrabi, Director of Security, Cybersecurity & Risk at Lote Consulting Pty Ltd, d