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How to Build an In-House Security Function, and Where Outside Help Fits

📅 11/11/2026
✍️ Mark Bezzina
Seven steps to set up an in-house security function, what free tools can cover, and when outside help is worth bringing in.
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Specialist or Large Consulting Firm? How to Choose a Security and Resilience Adviser

📅 11/11/2026
✍️ Mark Bezzina
When a specialist security and resilience consultancy is the better choice, when a large firm is, and seven questions to ask before you sign.
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FIRB Security Conditions and the Independent Compliance Audit

📅 21/07/2026
✍️ Mark Bezzina
FIRB approvals now carry strict security and data conditions. Learn what a FIRB compliance audit involves and how independent assurance is provided.
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Australian boardroom meeting, representing directors reviewing AI governance obligations under the Voluntary AI Safety Standard.

The Voluntary AI Safety Standard has been superseded: what Guidance for AI Adoption means for your organisation

📅 17/07/2026
✍️ Mark Bezzina
The Voluntary AI Safety Standard and its 10 guardrails have been superseded by Guidance for AI Adoption. What changed, and what your AI policy now needs.
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ASIO’s 2026 Annual Threat Assessment: What It Means for Australian Business

📅 10/07/2026
✍️ Mark Bezzina
ASIO's 2026 Annual Threat Assessment warns of a more volatile, converging security environment. See what it means for Australian business and how to respond.
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Australian electricity transmission substation, illustrating SOCI Act critical infrastructure obligations

Enhanced CIRMP Rules: What Critical Infrastructure Operators Must Do by Mid-2027

📅 10/07/2026
✍️ Mark Bezzina
By Mark Bezzina, Managing Director and CEO of Agilient, who has more than 20 years’ experience running security and resilience companies and has led over 300 projects. Last updated 03/11/2026. The Enhanced CIRMP Rules are the most significant change to…
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How to Run a PSPF Maturity Assessment: A Practical Guide

📅 03/07/2026
✍️ Mark Bezzina
A step-by-step guide to running a PSPF maturity assessment: the six security domains, the four-level maturity scale, and how to assess, prioritise gaps and plan an uplift.
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Protective Security Policy Framework Release 2026: the changes that matter

Protective Security Policy Framework Release 2026: the changes that matter

📅 02/07/2026
✍️ Mark Bezzina
PSPF Release 2026 took effect in July 2026. Agilient explains what has changed across the six security domains and what entities and suppliers must do.
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The Essential Eight is being retired: what the Essentials series means for your organisation

The Essential Eight is being retired: what the Essentials series means for your organisation

📅 02/07/2026
✍️ Mark Bezzina
ASD is retiring the Essential Eight and replacing it with the Essentials series. Agilient explains the change and what it means for your governance posture.
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Where the Essential Eight Sits in Your Security and Governance Posture

📅 29/06/2026
✍️ Mark Bezzina
An explainer on the Essential Eight, its maturity model, and where it fits within a broader security and governance posture alongside the PSPF and ISM.
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How the ISM Fits the PSPF and Your Security Risk Posture

📅 29/06/2026
✍️ Mark Bezzina
An explainer on how the Information Security Manual (ISM) works alongside the PSPF and your security risk posture, and where it fits in governance.
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Entrance to a modern Australian commercial building, illustrating a building security assessment

How to Assess Building Security: A Step-by-Step Guide for Australian Facilities

📅 29/06/2026
✍️ Mark Bezzina
A practical, risk-based method for assessing building security across the perimeter, fabric and interior of a facility, with the standards that apply in Australia.
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Two consultants working through the security risk assessment process in an Australian office

The Security Risk Assessment Process: A Step-by-Step Guide for Australian Organisations

📅 27/06/2026
✍️ Mark Bezzina
By Mark Bezzina, Managing Director and CEO of Agilient, who has more than 20 years’ experience running security and resilience companies and has led over 300 projects. Last updated 11/11/2026. The security risk assessment process is a structured way to…
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Auditor inspecting access control and CCTV during security audit procedures in an Australian building

Security Audit Procedures: A Step-by-Step Guide for Australian Organisations

📅 25/06/2026
✍️ Mark Bezzina
A step-by-step guide to security audit procedures for Australian organisations, from scoping to reporting, aligned to AS ISO 31000:2018 and the PSPF.
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What a Security Risk Assessment Template Should Include

📅 25/06/2026
✍️ Mark Bezzina
What a security risk assessment template should include, how it aligns to AS ISO 31000:2018, and how to use one without turning risk into a checklist.
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Security operations centre team monitoring CCTV and data screens, illustrating defence against the malicious use of AI

The Malicious Use of AI: How Threat Actors Are Adapting Across Cyber, Physical and Personal Security

📅 18/06/2026
✍️ Mark Bezzina
The malicious use of AI is the deliberate use of artificial intelligence tools by hostile actors to plan, scale, or automate harmful activity. It now spans far more than cyber. The same models that help organisations detect vulnerabilities and write…
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Upscale Australian home at dusk with a secure front gate, landscape lighting and CCTV, illustrating high-profile home security.

Home Security for High-Profile Individuals

📅 17/06/2026
✍️ Mark Bezzina
High-profile home security for judges, executives and public figures. A practical guide to protecting VIP residences with proven technology.
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CCTV security camera on an Australian building, illustrating electronic security system vulnerabilities

When Your Security Systems Become the Threat: Electronic Security in the Age of AI

📅 17/06/2026
✍️ Mark Bezzina
A surveillance camera, an access control reader and an alarm panel are bought to reduce risk. Increasingly, when they are poorly secured, they add to it. The same network-connected devices that watch over a site can be quietly turned around…
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Emergency Preparedness for Critical Infrastructure Sites

Emergency Preparedness for Critical Infrastructure Sites

📅 16/06/2026
✍️ Mark Bezzina
Emergency Preparedness for Critical Sites in 2026: Beyond the Basic Drill The New Reality of Site Resilience In 2026, emergency preparedness for critical sites has evolved. It is no longer sufficient to simply have a fire evacuation plan and a…
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Crisis Management vs. Business Continuity

Crisis Management vs. Business Continuity

📅 16/06/2026
✍️ Mark Bezzina
Crisis Management vs. Business Continuity: An ISO 22301 All-Hazards Roadmap for 2026 The Shift to Holistic Resilience In 2026, organisational resilience has moved beyond the technical silos of ICT and security. As part of Agilient’s constant environmental scanning of the…
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How to Build an In-House Security Function, and Where Outside Help Fits
Specialist or Large Consulting Firm? How to Choose a Security and Resilience Adviser
FIRB Security Conditions and the Independent Compliance Audit
The Voluntary AI Safety Standard has been superseded: what Guidance for AI Adoption means for your organisation
ASIO’s 2026 Annual Threat Assessment: What It Means for Australian Business