ASIAL Security Insider – Details, episodes & analysis

In a world where the threat environment is volatile, and tensions are high, security teams are under more pressure than ever—facing verbal aggression, physical incidents, and the constant need to stay vigilant. But mental strain doesn’t always announce itself until performance drops, conflict escalates, or someone quietly burns out.

In this, the second part of our exploration of mental health in security, we continue our discussion with Simon Brown-Greaves about how security companies can protect the mental health of their staff without sacrificing operational capability. In the last episode, we covered the biggest mental-health stressors impacting security professionals right now, as well as early indicators of burnout, cumulative stress injury, and trauma exposure.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• A practical post-incident support approach (what to do—and what to avoid)
• Training priorities for guards, supervisors, and leadership
• How to build a culture where support is used early, not after crisis

If you lead security teams—or you work the front line—this conversation will give you practical steps you can apply immediately.

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In a world where the threat environment is volatile and tensions are high, security teams are absorbing more pressure than ever—verbal aggression, physical incidents, and the constant need to stay vigilant. But mental strain doesn’t always announce itself until performance drops, conflict escalates, or someone quietly burns out.

In this episode, we speak with Simon Brown-Greaves about how security companies can protect the mental health of their staff without sacrificing operational capability. We cover the warning signs leaders often miss, what to do after critical incidents, how rosters and fatigue drive psychological risk, and what a real mental-health framework looks like on the ground—not just in policy documents.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The biggest mental-health stressors impacting security professionals right now
• Early indicators of burnout, cumulative stress injury, and trauma exposure
• A practical post-incident support approach (what to do—and what to avoid)

If you lead security teams—or you work the front line—this conversation will give you practical steps you can apply immediately.

Subscribe for more conversations on security leadership, operational capability, and resilience in high-risk environments. visit www.asial.com.au

In this episode of the Security Insider podcast, we’re tackling a topic that sits right at the heart of every security, event, and facility manager’s responsibility—keeping crowds safe.

In 2021, the Astroworld Festival ended in tragedy when ten lives were lost in a crowd surge that investigators later concluded could have been prevented. Out of that heartbreak, the Pink Bows Foundation was created by the family of Madison Dubiski, one of the victims, to ensure no family has to endure that kind of loss again.

At the centre of their work is the Showstop® Procedure. This proven system empowers event organisers and security teams to act decisively and stop a performance if there’s a credible threat to life safety. It’s already been used successfully around the world, preventing injuries and saving lives.

Our guest for this episode is Steve Allen, the developer of the Showstop® Procedure and a leading voice in global crowd safety. Steve has decades of experience working with major artists, festivals, and venues, and he’s now working with the Pink Bows Foundation to make Showstop® training a global standard.

We’ll be talking about the lessons learned from past tragedies, what the Showstop® Procedure looks like in practice, and most importantly, what you—as security professionals and event managers—can take away to make your venues and events safer.”

In this episode of the ASIAL Security Insider podcast, we speak with Darrell Gilmour, Director of Technical Training at Skills for Security, an organisation in the UK that trains and provides apprentices to systems integrators. 

Darrell explains how they are helping to tackle the technical skills gap in the UK and why they have partnered with World Skills to promote Security Systems technician as a career of choice.

Following the recent events in the Middle East, the many intelligence agencies in the West have stated they expect to see a rise in terrorist activities in the foreseeable future. In this episode of the ASIAL Security Insider podcast, we explore the dramatic changes that have occurred over the last decade, since the fall of ISIS, regarding the operational, motivational, and behavioural characteristics of terrorists and terrorist groups.

Our guest for this conversation is Sagit Yehoshua. Sagit is a criminologist and a terrorism specialist, focusing on criminal and terrorist profiling. Sagit was awarded her PhD by King's College London and is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Counter-Terrorism at Richmond University in Israel, as well as an Atkin Research Fellow at the International Centre for the Study of De-radicalisation at King's College London. Sagit has extensive experience as a consultant for official intelligence agencies, multi-national corporations and private sector risk management companies and is a recognised profiler and risk assessor of extremists in both Israel and internationally.

In this episode of the ASIAL Security Insider podcast, Tony Keane discusses the challenges of running major events.

As the Head of Integrity & Security at the Australian Football League, Tony is responsible for the security of over 900 events per year, ranging from Australian Rules football matches to hosting some of the world's largest Cricket matches and a wide array of the leading music acts from across the globe.

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In this episode of the ASIAL Security Insider podcast, we discuss the impact of Generative AI on the future of security video. To help with the discussion, we are joined by Leo Levit, the Chairman of ONVIF, the global open industry forum that’s been setting the standard for IP-based security products for over 15 years.

With extensive experience in security technology and a passion for driving collaboration across the industry, Leo has been instrumental in advancing ONVIF’s mission to create a more open and standardized security ecosystem.

In this episode, we cover the kinds of threats to video authenticity that we are seeing today. What is ONVIF doing to help the industry protect video authenticity? What is ONVIF's outlook on AI and its impact on security in general?

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In today’s episode of the ASIAL Security Insider podcast, we discuss what it takes to be an effective security leader. Damian McMeekin joins us to help guide us in this discussion.

Damian is an experienced senior international risk and issues management executive with a demonstrated capacity to advance, inform and manage sophisticated and effective corporate and international risk programmes, build influencing and liaison networks internationally, and add shareholder value.

Currently the Principal of Geopolitical and security risk consultancy OGMA Advisory, Damian was formerly global head of security at ANZ 2005-2017 and President of the International Security Management Association 2017-2018 after working previously in the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade managing issues of international security, political and economic affairs from both international and Australian positions.

We discuss:

·     Do you need a university education to be a chief security officer?

·     How has the role of a security leader evolved in recent years, and what new challenges are emerging?

·     What are the key leadership qualities that differentiate great security leaders from the rest?

·     How can security leaders balance technical expertise with business alignment and executive buy-in?

·     What strategies can security leaders use to build a strong security culture within their organization?

·     What’s your advice for up-and-coming security professionals who aspire to leadership roles?

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Years on from COVID, Federal and State governments are still feeling the effects of stimulus handouts. The result is a raft of increasing budget challenges resulting in massive cuts to critical services such as policing. In this episode of the ASIAL Security Insider podcast, we speak with Martin Gill from Pertituity Research about the challenges and realities of creating closer partnerships between private security and public police with a view to addressing rising crime?

In this episode of the ASIAL Security Insider podcast, we speak with International Sales & Marketing Peter Strohkorb.

Peter has built his expertise over more than 20 years in executive Sales and Marketing leadership roles with some of the largest corporations on the planet, such as 3M, Canon and Dell. Since then, he has worked with CEOs, Business Owners and Executive Leaders on three continents to accelerate their sales revenue performance.



In this episode, we discuss:

·      Shifts in Modern Sales Approaches

·      Key Sales Mistakes to Avoid

·      Effective Modern Sales Techniques

·      Handling Price Objections

·      Building value

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