In this episode of the ASIAL Security Insider podcast, we speak with ASIAL's Industrial Relations expert Chris Delaney about the new Secure Jobs and Better Pay Legislation recently passed through parliament.

What does it involve, what will it mean for businesses, and what sort of changes can we expect to see in workplace in the coming months?

In this episode of the ASIAL Security Insider podcast, we speak with Peter Johnson of ASIAL about the need to notify Regulators of changes to Director details, ownership and sale of a business, the importance of Directors' ID numbers as well as a host of other obligations that can impact your business.

In this episode of the ASIAL Security Insider podcast, we look at the importance of recognition and awards in the security industry. We are joined by John Fleming, General Manager, ASIAL talking about the ASIAL Awards for Excellence; Damian McMeekan, Chairman of the Australian Security Medals Foundation to cover the Australian Security Medals and the St John Save-A-Life awards; and Martin Gill, Founder of the Outstanding Security Performance Awards, now represented in 16 countries around the world.

The following is a full list of this year's award recipients:

Australian Security Industry Awards for Excellence   

Electronic Security Installation Over $100,000 - OmniVision 

Gender Diversity  - Australian Concert and Entertainment Security 

Individual Achievement - Protective Services Amanda Pitrans, IAG 

Integrated Security Solution - Over $100,000 Securitas Electronic Security & SEME Solutions 

Product of the Year - Access Control HID Global 

Product of the Year - Alarm Gallagher Security 

Product of the Year - Physical Security Ezi Security Systems - Eagle Rising Bar 

Security Equipment Manufacturer/Distributor Gallagher Security

Outstanding Security Performance Awards   

Outstanding Contract Security Manager/Director - Cameron Stuart 

Outstanding Female Security Professional - Sheena Akerman 

Outstanding In-house Security Manager/Director - Craig Millar 

Outstanding Security Consultant - Neil Fergus ASM 

Outstanding Security Partnership - Chubb Fire & Security and CriticalArc 

Outstanding Security Team - Sydney Metro 

Outstanding Training Initiative - Wilson Security's

Customer Service Excellence - CAMPUS training program    

Australian Security Medals   

The Australian Security Medal - Larry Circosta & John Yates 

The Australian Security Medal of Valour - Majid Pirmaghami 

The ASMF Commendation - Isam Al Taweel 

St John Save a Life Award  

Jim Bencsics, Giuseppe Mazzarella, Jarrad Taylor, Issam Al Taweel, Majid Pirmaghami, Nhi Quan, Haider Akbar, Sachin Chopra, Tiedemann Thompson, Darian Jones, Abraham El Ali, Andrew Hay, Benjamin Cole, Graeme Butler, Harjinder Singh, Ian Symonds, Ibrahim Hammoud, Leslie Tsiantarlis, David Mackay, Brett Mathews, Adeel Chaudhry, Veselin Radosevic, Jordan Dukovski, Harlan Watkins Inwood, Riyadh Abedin, Westfield Marion Security Team, Steven Kirin, Deanna Symonds, Zane Adams, Ivan Tanuvasa, Ken Holden, Kylie Bullen, Luke Hano, Mounir Chlihi, Shannon Pothecary, Zachary Pearson.

In this episode of the ASIAL Security Insider podcast, we look at blockchain. What is it, how does it work and why is it set to revolutionise the future of access control?

In this episode of the ASIAL Security Insider podcast, following in the wake of the Optus data breach, we look at the challenges of cyber security, identity theft and social engineering.

How much data and what type of data do organisations really need to collect and what can be done to prevent these types of data breaches?

In this episode of the ASIAL Security Insider podcast, we discuss how oversharing on social media, and a shift to remote workforces, have changed the nature of insider threats within organisations.

In this episode of the ASIAL Security Insider podcast, we speak with Julian Claxton of Jayde Consulting and Julian Talbot of SRMBOK (Security Risk Management Body of Knowledge), about the importance of regularly reviewing your security program to ensure you have the basics covered. What are the most important basic principles of security management?

In this episode of the Security Insider podcast, we speak with ASIAL CEO Bryan de Caires about ASIAL's draft legislation for the national licensing of security personnel. Why did ASIAL draft the legislation? What is the intent behind this course of action and how do we get Government buy-in to move to the next step of developing a national security license?

In this episode of the Security Insider Podcast, we speak with Anna Harris about “Why Standards Matter”.

Anna is a Principal Advisor Information Security, within the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner (OVIC). OVIC administers the Privacy and Data Protection Act (2014) and the Freedom of Information Act (1982) regulating three main areas:

• Protective data security / Information Security

• Privacy

• Freedom of Information

Anna has worked with OVIC and the former offices of the Commissioner for Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) and the Commissioner for Law Enforcement Data Security (CLEDS) for the past 9 years, leading the delivery of the first regulated information security regime across the Victorian Government. This is more commonly referred to as the Victorian Protective Data Security Framework (VPDSF), and the Victorian Protective Data Security Standards (VPDSS).

Anna’s extensive experience in information security stems from working at the Department of Defence, and various Victorian departments such as Justice as well as Human Services. In addition, Anna holds numerous information security certifications and is a member of two Standards Australia committees MB-025 Security and Resilience and IT-012 Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection working alongside co-presenter Jason Brown.

This knowledge has provided a solid background on information security and assisted with the development of the Framework and Standards.

In this episode of the Security Insider Podcast, we speak with Dr Gavriel Schneider. A year after the release of the ASIAL Security 2025 report it is important to see where we are, where we are going, and what we still need to do to get there as a security industry!