The ASIS NSW Chapter Annual Conference in May 2016 has a theme of "IT - The New Frontier of Security" The conference provides an opportunity for security leaders to hear from specialists including New South Wales Police Commander for Fraud and Cyber Crime and Dr Keith Suter.

The Dept of Justice and Regulation have issued a Regulatory Impact Statement and proposed Regulations for review and comment by industry professionals and other interested persons.

The Australian Institute of Criminology recently published information about biometric technologies in dealings with government and business. These include fingerprints, iris recognition, voice pattern recognition and facial recognition, among others.

Airline passenger travel within Australia has increased over recent years to over 60 million. Airlines are regularly required to respond to and manage unruly passenger incidents. One of Australia’s major airlines estimated it dealt with approximately 30 unruly passenger incidents each month.

Hope is not a plan says our Chair Dr Tony Zalewski. Effective organisational practices are those that have been planned and become the foundation for all work-related activity by the security leader. So what are the 6 habits to which we refer?

The Victorian Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) is an agency independent of Victoria Police responsible for processing, analysing and publishing Victorian crime statistics.

The Dept of Justice and Regulation have issued a Regulatory Impact Statement and proposed Regulations for review and comment by industry professionals and other interested persons.

The Australian Retail Association estimates retail theft costs the Australian business community more than $4 billion annually. In response many businesses have introduced strategies associated with technology and enhance competence of floor staff.

Sex discrimination is when a person is treated less favourably than a person of the opposite sex would be treated in the same or similar circumstances. The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) explains the workings of the Sex Discrimination Legislation including examples of unlawful behaviour.

Situational Crime Prevention (SCP) is explained as crime prevention strategies aimed at reducing criminal opportunities which arise from the routines of everyday life.