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Security Managers Handbook: 2011 edition released
7th June, 2011 - The 2011 edition of ASM's Security Industry Directory, rebranded as the Security Managers Handbook, has been released.

Release of ASPI Policy Analysis on cyber security
3rd June, 2011 - The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) recently released a policy analysis on cyber security. Judy Hinz, Online Editor

Tyco (ADT) completes Signature acqusition
3rd June, 2011 - Tyco International Ltd has completed its AU$171 million acquisition of Signature Security from Oceania Capital Partners Limited.

Top ranking for Morpho's fingerprint recognition algorithms
3rd June, 2011 - Morpho (Safran group) has announced that its fingerprint recognition algorithms have been ranked number one in the two most recent National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) MINEX II (Match-on-Card) and Ongoing MINEX evaluations.

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Civilian departments 'under resourced' and 'under prepared' for national security roles
21st March, 2011 - The Federal Government is still digesting the thrust of a recent report which says that compared with Defence, the civilian departments involved in national security are under-resourced and administratively under-prepared for the roles that they are now expected to perform.

Challenges in integrating emerging technologies in electronic security
1st March, 2011 - The field of electronic security systems is very broad and ranges from intrusion detection, access control, tracking and surveillance to screening technologies and explosives detection. Michael Dever explores some of the possible challenges facing security managers when it comes to the integration of new or emerging electronic security technologies into new or existing physical security systems.

Balancing Act: Between security risk and impact
1st March, 2011 - The past ten years have seen an increased emphasis on security from governments and businesses. Graeme Mickelberg looks at some of the key issues faced by the security industry.

Kokoda Report: Online threats a fundamental weakness in Australian security
22nd February, 2011 - A Kokoda Foundation report, 'Optimising Australia's Response to the Cyber Challenge', released earlier this month, has found that cyber security has become the fundamental weakness in Australia's national security, and that the threat is poorly understood by politicians, business people and the general public.