A recurring question from NSW strata committees is one that sits right at the intersection of governance and security operations: who, exactly, is allowed to view CCTV footage captured on common property, and can a committee lawfully restrict that access?…
A recent piece from Security Electronics & Networks, reflecting on this year’s SecTech Roadshow, raises a question that should sit at the front of every facilities manager’s mind when evaluating a new security system upgrade: does more technology actually mean…
A high-severity vulnerability affecting HanwhaVision camera systems has been published to the National Vulnerability Database and the GitHub Advisory Database. CVE-2024-54012 (paired with a related CVE-2024-54013) carries a CVSS v4 base score of 8.5, and stems from an OS command…
A new global survey from SAP, conducted by Oxford Economics across more than 2,600 business leaders in 13 countries, has found that Australian organisations are adopting artificial intelligence faster than they are building the governance frameworks needed to manage it…
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has released its latest Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) statistics, and the trend line keeps climbing. In 2025, the OAIC received 1,205 data breach notifications — an 8% increase on 2024’s 1,112, and…
The NSW Strata and Property Taskforce has published its first-year results, and the numbers give strata committees and building managers a useful signal about where regulatory attention is heading. Since its establishment, the Taskforce has completed more than 175 “Anywhere,…
From 13 February 2026, every apartment building in NSW will be required to inspect, test and service its essential fire safety systems in accordance with AS 1851-2012, unless a documented performance solution is already in place. This isn’t a new…
A recent piece from Urban Protection Group on strata building security risks is a useful reminder for NSW property managers and owners corporations: the biggest vulnerabilities in apartment buildings and mixed-use strata schemes are rarely dramatic break-ins. They are the…
A recent Privacy Commissioner determination against a major Australian retailer — and the subsequent updated OAIC guidance on facial recognition technology (FRT) — has significant implications for any organisation using CCTV systems with facial recognition or analytics capability. For facilities…
When One Badge Failure Becomes Five: Understanding the Access Control Fault Hierarchy It starts with a single complaint — a staff member whose credential stopped working at 7 AM. By the time you investigate, three other readers are flagging errors,…