Blog home The issue of racism and racial profiling is currently on everyone’s mind right now. Global protests, systematic changes and communities demanding change have all re-established the issue of racism and the importance of change. Racism comes in many forms and can creep into any workplace. While organisations can easily identify and mitigate racism …
Blog home Another week and the COVID-19 cases in Australia keep rising to force hundreds of businesses to adopt a working-from-home model. While adopting a working-from-home model can be incredibly helpful to reduce typical overhead fees, it can also greatly increase security risks to your business. In response to the growing home office solution that …
Blog home Every week I receive numerous approaches from people that want to work as security consultants, so I thought it was time I gave a few pointers on what’s required to work in this very specialised industry. First off, what is a security consultant? If you look up the Australian ASIAL website and search …
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Blog home As an SCEC Endorsed Security Zone Consultant, I received a briefing this month from SCEC / ASIO advising that their policy for consultants is changing. The main change is that SCEC Security Zone Consultants will be required to hold a minimum NV1 security clearance from 2018. This is welcome news and a breath …
Blog home Over my career, I have participated in countless tender evaluation committees. In doing so, I have seen a number of bids that could have possibly won the work if they had simply presented their bid differently. So, here are a few tips. The most common mistakes I’ve seen in tender bids include: 1. …
Blog home I thought you might be interested in hearing about a scam happening in Australia by a Melbourne person that is well-known to the courts. The scam appears to have been operating since at least 2009 and has been under the radar of the authorities. Firstly, when there is no screening at the entry …
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Blog home Building owners and occupiers commonly engage Facility Managers to look after their building services including cleaning, electrical services, mechanical services, security guarding, security technology, utilities and so on. In doing so, they are expected to reduce costs, maintain the quality of the services and minimise the risks of ongoing provision of these services. …
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Blog home We have recently noticed an increasing number of Australian companies offering security consulting services where the company isn’t licensed, staff aren’t licensed or management isn’t licensed. We have come across two instances in the last month where unlicensed companies have been offering services in competition with us. One was even advertising fake licence …
Blog home The USA has recently passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. In this, for reasons stated in the Act, they have banned the use of some Chinese products including those made by Huawei Technologies Company, Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision, Digital Technology Company, Dahua Technology Company, or ZTE Corporation (or …
Blog home When asked why the police were able to make 16 arrests in one night at the St Kilda Foreshore, Inspector Jason Kelly attributed it to the new section of the CCTV system that has just been switched on. This system illustrates that public safety CCTV systems are effective when they are properly designed …
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