ASIAL Security Insider

How much do you really understand about cyber security? Most physical security managers understand that cyber security is a rapidly evolving, omnipresent threat, but tend to rely on others within their organisation to manage the day-to-day challenges around cyber security. However, there are a great many areas where cyber security intersects with physical security, and it is these areas that are o...

As security professionals, we often use risk management models to asses risk but how much do you know about the psychology of risk? In this episode of the ASIAL Security Insider Podcast, we speak with Dr Gavriel Schneider, an acknowledged leader in the field of human based risk management and the psychology of risk. A leading academic in his field and a much sought after International speaker, Dr...

Occupation violence and aggression in the work place are real and significant threats for every organisation. Whether you are a security manager within a large corporation, a government department, the retail sector or even running your own security business, you need to understand what occupational violence and aggression (OVA) are and how to identify, manage and mitigate the risks OVA represents...

In this episode, we speak with Dr Lisa Warren, a pioneer of the behavioural threat management field in Australia. Dr Warren is an internationally recognized expert in the evaluation of those who persistently perpetrate aggression, sexual harms and social media harms. Dr Warren explains why the traditional definition of an insider threat, that being an employee, or former employee, who takes propri...

In this episode, Nick Aldworth, Former Chief Superintendent, Met Police in the UK talks about the impact that the 2017 terrorist attacks in the UK had on protective security thinking and how, in collaboration with others, the UK Counter-Terrorism Police are attempting to galvanise the whole of the private sector in playing an integrated role in keeping people safe. We speak with Nick about how ‘Da...

In this podcast, we speak with Kevin McDonald, President of the Australian Security Industry Association Limited (ASIAL) and John Gellel, Vice President, ASIAL about the need to build security industry capabilities and professionalism. Why is a strong and professional security industry important for Australia? What role does ASIAL play in raising industry standards and professionalism? What are th...

In the wake of the recent alleged suspension of up to 400 security licenses in Victoria, we speak with Peter Johnson of the compliance department within ASIAL, Tim Sell of the International Security Training Academy and David Dettmann, former Superintendent in charge of security licensing with Victorian Police about the challenges around security licensing in Victoria. Are character references an...

In this podcast, we speak with Chris Delaney, ASIAL Industrial Relations Advisor, Joh Paynter, Paynter Security (TBC) and Leni Ison, Executive Manager Business, ACES about whether or not there is a disconnect between ‘price makers’ and ‘price takers’ as to the value of security? How do we improvement procurement practices? What role should government play and are the penalties for non-compliance s...

In this episode, we speak with Chris Delaney, ASIAL Industrial Relations Advisor and Peter Strong, CEO, COSBOA (Council of Small Business Organisations Australia), about the importance of ethical procurement practices when procuring security services. What are the key ingredients to ethical procurement practices? Do we have the right balance? What role should government play? What are the issues f...

In this, the first episode of a new Podcast series from the Australia Security Industry Association Limited (ASIAL), we speak with Dr Anthony Bergin, Senior Analyst with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) and Don Williams, thought leader and independent security consultant. Anthony and Don are co-author's of a recently released paper titled Safety In Numbers , which looks at the role...