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Nextro celebrated as New Zealand’s 40th fastest-growing business in the 2025 Deloitte Fast 50 Awards

Nextro Marketing — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 01:31:43 +0000

Nextro celebrated as one of New Zealand’s fastest-growing business in the 2025 Deloitte Fast 50 Awards

Nextro has been recognised as New Zealand’s 40th fastest growing businesses in this year’s Deloitte Fast 50, the national index celebrating 25 years of New Zealand’s fastest growing private businesses.

The Deloitte Fast 50 programme celebrates 25 years of highlighting organisations that demonstrate exceptional growth, innovation, and impact across New Zealand’s business landscape.

Announced at the awards ceremony on 27 November 2025, the Fast 50 list represents excellence across multiple industries. Nextro’s placing reflects its continued expansion and influence within the physical security, cybersecurity, and networking, sectors.

“Nextro is on a mission to secure New Zealand – and this award highlights the momentum that the Nextro team has achieved providing cyber, physical, and electronic security solutions to our customers and partners across New Zealand”, said Martyn Levy, Managing Director, Nextro.

Nextro’s achievement marks a key milestone in its ongoing growth journey, reinforcing its position as a leader in New Zealand’s physical security, cybersecurity, and networking landscape

Watch this space. Follow us on LinkedIn for further updates.

See FULL FAST 50 LIST HERE

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Fortinet Cybersecurity Threat Predictions for 2026: Key Lessons for New Zealand Businesses

Nextro Marketing — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:14:05 +0000

Fortinet Cybersecurity Threat Predictions for 2026: Key Lessons for New Zealand Businesses

Industrialized Cybercrime and the Acceleration of the Attack Life Cycle

Fortinet’s Threat Predictions for 2026 outline a rapidly shifting cyber landscape shaped by AI, cloud adoption, identity‑driven attacks, and the growing overlap between IT and OT environments. For New Zealand businesses , critical infrastructure operators, transport networks, and multi‑site enterprises, these trends highlight where security teams must focus over the next 12 months.

Attackers are gaining speed and scale through automation, while defenders face rising complexity across distributed networks. For organisations responsible for public services, essential assets, and high‑availability operations, these trends offer clear guidance on where to strengthen controls.

AI‑Enhanced Attacks Increase in Scale

Fortinet predicts attackers will increasingly use AI for reconnaissance, vulnerability discovery, and adaptive malware. This compresses attack timelines and reduces the early‑warning window for defenders, particularly in environments with legacy systems or geographically distributed assets.

Hybrid Work Expands the Attack Surface

Remote and hybrid work continue to expose organisations to attacks targeting home networks, personal devices, and cloud identity platforms. Fortinet highlights the rise of identity‑driven attacks such as MFA fatigue and session hijacking, an ongoing challenge for New Zealand’s mobile and multi‑site workforce.

Ransomware Evolves into Multi‑Vector Campaigns

Modern ransomware groups now combine encryption, data theft, service outages, and supply chain compromise. For New Zealand critical infrastructure, retail, logistics, and transport sectors, where continuity and reputation are critical, the impact of these multi‑vector attacks can be severe.

OT and IT Convergence Introduces New Risks

As operational technology becomes more connected, attackers can move laterally between IT and OT networks. Fortinet highlights this as a growing threat for water, energy, transport, and airport environments, sectors essential to New Zealand’s daily operations.

Cloud Misconfiguration Remains a Major Weakness

Despite maturing cloud security tools, misconfiguration remains one of the most common breach causes. Challenges include API exposure, excessive permissions, and inconsistent governance across hybrid and multi‑cloud platforms.

AI‑Powered Defence Matures

Defenders are also benefiting from AI. Fortinet expects broader adoption of behaviour‑based detection, automated investigations, and AI‑driven containment workflows. For lean New Zealand security teams, this helps scale capability without increasing headcount.

What New Zealand Businesses Should Do Next

Based on Fortinet’s 2026 outlook, organisations should focus on:
• Strengthening identity security with phishing-resistant MFA.
• Deploying unified security across cloud, network, and endpoint.
• Increasing visibility across IT and OT environments.
• Adopting AI‑assisted SOC workflows to manage alert volume.
• Reducing attack surface through segmentation and zero trust.
• Hardening remote work and mobile workforce security.

Cybersecurity in 2026 will be defined by speed, automation, and the ability to operate securely across distributed networks. With an evolving threat landscape and attackers leveraging AI at scale, New Zealand organisations need modern, integrated cybersecurity platforms that deliver both resilience and operational efficiency.

Nextro supports customers across New Zealand and Australia to build secure, scalable, and integrated cybersecurity environments using leading Fortinet technologies and proven architectural frameworks. To understand how these trends may affect your organisation, contact Nextro today.

Read THE FULL REPORT HERE

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Genetec Physical Security Trends for 2026: Flexibility, Automation, and Unified Security for New Zealand

Nextro Marketing — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 23:22:13 +0000

Genetec Physical Security Trends for 2026: Flexibility, Automation, and Unified Security for New Zealand

Genetec’s outlook for 2026 highlights key shifts in how organisations will deploy and operate physical security systems. These trends carry strong relevance for New Zealand’s airports, councils, critical infrastructure, transport hubs, and multi‑site enterprises seeking to modernise their environments.

The convergence of physical, cyber, and operational technologies means organisations are rethinking how they design, manage, and scale their security systems. Genetec’s predictions, with which Nextro concurs based on our own analysis, point to increased flexibility, intelligent automation, and unified operations as the defining themes for the year ahead.

Hybrid Cloud Becomes the Preferred Model

Discussion around cloud strategy is moving from adoption to flexibility. Organisations will select deployment models—cloud, on‑premises, or hybrid—based on performance, cost, and data residency requirements. Hybrid cloud architectures are expected to dominate in NZ due to connectivity and compliance considerations.

Intelligent Automation Goes Mainstream

Genetec forecasts a shift from hype‑driven AI to practical automation that reduces false alarms, improves monitoring accuracy, and accelerates investigations. For New Zealand businesses with lean teams and high‑volume environments, intelligent automation provides measurable operational impact.

Responsible and Transparent AI Becomes Mandatory

With AI becoming more common in security workflows, organisations are demanding transparency around data use, privacy, and cybersecurity safeguards. This expectation is especially important for councils and operators accountable to public governance.

Access Control Modernisation Accelerates

Traditional access control is evolving into identity‑centric security. Growth in ACaaS, mobile credentials, and biometrics supports occupancy insights, energy optimisation, and multi‑site management—benefits well‑suited to NZ’s distributed enterprise environments.

Unified Systems Enhance Security and Operations

Genetec expects rapid growth in IoT devices and connected building systems. Unified platforms that combine video, access, IoT, and building management allow faster decision‑making and improved incident response across facilities.

Cybersecurity Becomes Embedded in Every Device

Physical security is now inseparable from cybersecurity. Organisations expect secure interoperability, strong encryption, and robust data residency. As NZ facilities become more connected, secure‑by‑design architectures are essential.

What New Zealand Businesses Should Do Next

Based on Genetec’s 2026 predictions, organisations should:
• Develop hybrid cloud strategies aligned to performance and sovereignty
• Use intelligent automation to improve monitoring and reduce workload
• Apply transparent, responsible AI governance
• Modernise access control with mobile and identity‑centric systems
• Unify video, access, IoT, and building systems under a single platform
• Embed cybersecurity into every layer of physical security design

If your organisation is planning physical security modernisation in 2026, the Nextro team is available to help align technology, operations, and governance into a future‑ready, unified approach. Contact Nextro today.

Read THE FULL REPORT HERE

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Nextro Places in the Deloitte Fast 50 Index for 2025

Nextro Marketing — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 02:23:06 +0000

Nextro Places in the Deloitte Fast 50 Index for 2025

Nextro has been recognised in this year’s Deloitte Fast 50, the national index celebrating 25 years of New Zealand’s fastest growing private businesses.

The Deloitte Fast 50 highlights organisations that have achieved sustained revenue growth over a three-year period and continue to drive innovation, employment, and economic impact across the country.

Regional category winners were announced on 29 October 2025, with the full indices and national category winners to be revealed at the awards ceremony on 27 November 2025.

Being named a contender reflects Nextro’s ongoing momentum in the physical and cyber security sectors, supported by strong client partnerships and a commitment to securing New Zealand.

UPDATE: Nextro places as the 40th fastest-growing business in the 2025 Deloitte Fast 50 Awards

Watch this space. Follow us on LinkedIn for further updates.

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Strengthening Physical Security: What NZ Boards Need to Know About the PSR Framework

Nextro Marketing — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:05:22 +0000

Strengthening Physical Security: What NZ Boards Need to Know About the PSR Framework

21 November 2025 | Nextro Insight

Physical security is now a core component of organisational resilience, protecting people, information, facilities and critical assets. The New Zealand Protective Security Requirements (PSR) provide a comprehensive framework that government agencies must follow, and that private-sector organisations increasingly adopt as a proven best-practice model.

For boards, the PSR’s physical security policy is especially valuable because it sets out a clear lifecycle of responsibilities under PHYSEC 1–4. This lifecycle helps New Zealand organisations understand what they must protect, how controls should be designed, how they should be validated, and how they must be maintained over time.

Nextro regularly supports boards and executive teams to interpret and implement these requirements, particularly in environments where physical, cyber and operational security intersect.

Why Physical Security Matters to Boards

Physical security intersects with health and safety, information security, business continuity and asset protection. It is not a facilities issue; it is an organisational risk domain that requires senior oversight.

The PSR outlines clear expectations and provides a structured way to manage physical security risks.

Nextro sees consistent improvements in resilience when boards treat physical security as a strategic responsibility with dedicated reporting, budgets and clear ownership.

PHYSEC 1 – Understand What You Need to Protect

The first requirement demands a complete understanding of the people, information, assets and services your organisation relies on. This includes:

Identifying where assets are located
Assessing asset value, sensitivity and usage
Understanding threat likelihood and impact
Integrating health and safety obligations
Embedding security considerations into site selection

Directors must ensure the organisation maintains a current asset inventory and conducts regular physical risk assessments. Nextro frequently observes gaps where site selection or leasing decisions have been made without appropriate physical security input.

PHYSEC 2 – Design Your Physical Security

PHYSEC 2 requires organisations to build physical security into the early stages of planning, design and facility decision-making. This includes:

Establishing security zones (public, controlled, restricted etc.)
Implementing layered physical controls
Developing site security plans
Aligning controls with business impact levels
Using approved or certified physical security products

Security must be intentionally designed, not retrofitted. Retrofitting increases cost, complexity and operational disruption. Nextro strongly recommends that boards require physical security design sign-off for all major initiatives.

PHYSEC 3 – Validate Your Security Measures

Controls must not only exist—they must work. PHYSEC 3 requires organisations to:

Validate correct installation of physical security controls
Identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses
Complete accreditation of security zones
Escalate and formally accept residual risks at senior levels

Boards should expect structured assurance reporting rather than simple statements of compliance. Independent validation, inspection findings, accreditation status and remediation actions should be part of regular board or committee updates. Nextro often finds that organisations assume controls are working without having tested them independently. This is a key governance risk.

PHYSEC 4 – Keep Your Security Up to Date

Threats evolve, assets change and technology ages. PHYSEC 4 requires:

Continuous vulnerability monitoring
Regular maintenance and lifecycle replacement
Updated site security plans
Incident response readiness
Retirement of outdated or ineffective controls

Effective physical security requires ongoing investment, not a one-time upgrade. Boards should ensure budgets cover maintenance, operational support, supplier oversight and periodic review cycles. Nextro’s assessments show this is the most common area where organisations fall behind.

What New Zealand Boards Should Do Next

Based on the PSR framework and Nextro’s experience advising organisations across New Zealand:

1. Request a physical security roadmap: It should align to PHYSEC 1–4, include a gap analysis and be supported by an implementation plan.

2. Confirm clear executive accountability: One senior leader must own the physical security lifecycle and provide regular reporting.

3. Ensure physical security is embedded into all major organisational changes: Projects relating to property, construction, technology, operations and procurement should reference PHYSEC requirements.

4. Strengthen assurance and validation: Boards should require evidence of testing, inspections, accreditation and closure of identified risks.

5. Require periodic review and maintenance: Maintenance plans, lifecycle schedules and threat reviews must be standard practice.

6. Improve board reporting: Useful metrics include:

Number of facility risk assessments
Zone accreditation status
Open vulnerabilities
Supplier compliance
Incident trends
Maintenance, lifecycle progress and budget adherence

Nextro can help develop these metrics and connect physical security oversight with broader risk and resilience reporting.

Risks of Inaction

If physical security is not governed effectively, organisations face:

Harm to staff or the public
Compromise of sensitive information or assets
Service disruption and operational downtime
Legal, regulatory and financial consequences
Reputational impact

Many incidents stem from basic physical security weaknesses, making this a critical governance priority.

Final Thought for Boards

The PSR’s physical security requirements provide a clear, structured and practical framework that boards can rely on. By aligning governance to PHYSEC 1–4, organisations significantly strengthen their ability to protect people, information and assets.

Nextro partners with boards and executive teams to assess current maturity, develop roadmaps, implement PSR-aligned controls and lift ongoing assurance.

Please contact Nextro today to discuss how we can help you implement PHYSEC 1-4 for your business.

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Nextro Maintains Genetec Unified Elite Partner status for 2026

Nextro Marketing — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 03:35:44 +0000

Nextro Maintains Genetec Unified Elite Partner status for 2026

Auckland, New Zealand – 12 November 2025 – Nextro has once again been recognised by Genetec as a Unified Elite Partner, the highest tier in Genetec’s global partner programme.

The renewed 2026 status highlights Nextro’s continued growth, technical expertise, and proven capability delivering and supporting Genetec’s unified physical and electronic security solutions across New Zealand.

This recognition reflects the strength of Nextro’s long-standing partnership with Genetec and the trust placed in our team by clients across critical infrastructure, crowded places, and New Zealand organisations.

We extend our thanks to our clients, partners, and the Genetec team for their continued collaboration. The Nextro team remains committed to advancing unified cyber, physical, and electronic security solutions that protect people, assets, and operations nationwide.

If you would like to learn how Nextro can help your business achieve security, safety, and operational efficiency outcomes, through clever and unified security design, please contact us today.

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Building Geopolitical Resilience in Times of Uncertainty

Nextro Marketing — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 23:02:56 +0000

Building Geopolitical Resilience in Times of Uncertainty

11 November 2025 | Nextro Analysis

The world is entering a period of sustained uncertainty. From shifting alliances and regional tensions to supply-chain constraints and cyber warfare, the boundaries between geopolitics and business risk have blurred. As ASIS International highlights in its latest article, Geopolitical Resilience in Times of Uncertainty, resilience now depends on how well organisations anticipate and adapt to these forces.

For New Zealand businesses and Nextro clients, especially those managing critical infrastructure, strategic manufacturing, or strategic logistics, this shift is more than academic. It affects how we design cyber, physical, and electronic security systems, plan for business continuity, and protect our New Zealand’s capabilities.

Understanding Geopolitical Resilience

Geopolitical resilience is described as the outermost layer of resilience. It moves beyond conventional risk management by looking at the underlying political, economic, social, and technological conditions that shape disruption.

Rather than reacting to crises, resilient organisations build the capacity to forecast, absorb, adapt, and recover. They treat resilience as a system-wide discipline that unites business strategy, operations, and security under a shared understanding of risk.

At its core, this approach encourages convergence. That is, the breaking down of silos between physical security, IT, and cybersecurity so that organisations can see the full picture of risk and opportunity.

The New Vectors of Risk

The article identifies four major forces reshaping organisational risk today (all of which are relevant to New Zealand businesses):

Economic and regulatory exposure
Trade restrictions, tariffs, and regulatory shifts can quickly alter how and where organisations operate. Protectionism, energy security, and data sovereignty now carry real business implications.

Supply chain vulnerability
Global supply networks are increasingly politicised. A single choke-point (such as a disrupted maritime route or a restricted technology export) can cascade across multiple industries. Building supply-chain resilience means diversifying sources, auditing dependencies, and modelling geopolitical scenarios.

Cyber and information threats
Cybersecurity cannot be viewed in isolation. Geopolitical tensions often shape the motives, funding, and tools of threat actors. State-sponsored campaigns and disinformation efforts highlight the need for security strategies that combine digital, operational, and human intelligence. New Zealand businesses and critical infrastructure are not immune.
Socioeconomic pressure and public perception
Inflation, social unrest, and disinformation all feed into risk landscapes. Understanding how these forces interact helps organisations prepare for reputational and operational impacts alike.

Breaking Silos and Seeing Opportunity

Building geopolitical resilience is not just about risk mitigation—it’s about readiness and agility. The article calls for an integrated mindset: connecting business leadership, operational security, and technology teams so that decisions are informed by a shared awareness of the wider environment.

This shift transforms security from a reactive function into a proactive enabler of strategy. It helps identify opportunities, such as diversifying markets, relocating supply chains, or investing in technologies that strengthen autonomy and reliability.

At Nextro, we see this alignment every day in our work with organisations that manage critical infrastructure, complex IT networks, and converged security environments. Resilience means more than protecting assets. It is about ensuring continuity of service and trust when global systems are under stress.

What This Means for New Zealand

For local businesses and agencies, geopolitical resilience demands new thinking. It’s about embedding foresight into planning, using data to monitor emerging risks, and ensuring that physical and digital systems are designed to adapt.

Key questions to ask:

Are your supply chains prepared for political or regulatory disruption?
Does your cybersecurity posture account for state-sponsored threats?
Does your physical security posture account for multi-dimensional attack vectors?
Do your business, IT, and security teams share a unified risk language?
Have you considered how global tensions could create opportunities to strengthen your position?

Nextro’s Perspective

At Nextro, we help bridge business strategy and security strategy. Our approach integrates physical security, IT networking, and cybersecurity into a unified resilience framework, helping clients adapt to a world where uncertainty is the new constant.

Resilience isn’t about standing still in the storm. It’s about knowing which way the wind is blowing, and designing systems that can adjust, absorb, and continue to perform.

Read the full article: ASIS International – Geopolitical Resilience in Times of Uncertainty

Please contact Nextro today to discuss how we can help your business.

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Unifying Hybrid Workforce Security with SASE

Nextro Marketing — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 04:43:47 +0000

Unifying Hybrid Workforce Security with SASE

A smarter, simpler way to protect users, devices, and data anywhere

Hybrid work has redrawn the security map

The modern workplace isn’t confined to an office. Employees log in from homes, airports, and client sites, often using personal devices and multiple cloud services. That flexibility brings productivity, but it also multiplies risk. Every new connection point expands the attack surface, making visibility and control harder for IT teams. Legacy tools like VPNs and point-to-point firewalls can’t keep up with this fluid, distributed model. The result is a mix of inconsistent security, rising threats, and growing complexity.

SASE brings clarity to the chaos

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) changes how organisations approach cybersecurity. It merges networking and security into one cloud-native framework that protects every user and every connection, wherever they are.

Instead of stitching together separate tools, SASE unifies them. It combines secure SD-WAN, zero-trust network access (ZTNA), next-generation firewall (NGFW), secure web gateway (SWG), and cloud access security broker (CASB) capabilities into a single platform.

This integration means consistent policies, stronger protection, and simpler management, whether the user is at a desk in Auckland or working remotely in another time zone.

Why it matters now

The numbers speak clearly. Around 73% of executives see remote workers as a higher security risk, and the average breach cost for small organisations sits above $3 million. Attacks such as phishing, ransomware, and credential theft thrive in fragmented environments where visibility is limited.

SASE tackles this by enforcing zero-trust principles across the network. Every user and device is authenticated, authorised, and continuously verified. Integrated AI-driven threat intelligence detects and neutralises threats in real time, before they disrupt the business.

Built for scale, speed, and simplicity

SASE platforms are built to evolve with your organisation. They scale easily to cover new branches, contractors, or cloud applications without re-architecting networks. By combining secure SD-WAN with security service edge (SSE) capabilities, SASE keeps application performance high and latency low — ensuring a fast, seamless user experience no matter where work happens.

The Nextro perspective

At Nextro, we see SASE as more than another layer of defence. It’s a foundation for confident, resilient operations in a hybrid world. It helps New Zealand organisations simplify their security architecture, protect their people wherever they connect, and stay agile as their networks grow.

SASE isn’t about more tools, it’s about one smart, unified platform that delivers security and performance in equal measure.

Key takeaway

Hybrid work is here to stay. Security must adapt accordingly. SASE gives businesses the unified visibility, flexibility, and control they need to thrive securely in this new environment.

Contact Nextro today to discover how your organisation can strengthen the cybersecurity posture of its hybrid workforce.

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Nextro Supplies New Zealand’s First Hostile Vehicle Mitigation Road Blockers to Auckland Airport

Nextro Marketing — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 02:39:01 +0000

Nextro Supplies New Zealand’s First Hostile Vehicle Mitigation Road Blockers to Auckland Airport

Auckland Airport has deployed PAS68-rated anti-terror road blockers at Checkpoint Delta, the airport’s newest landside-to-airside vehicle gateway.

The hostile vehicle mitigation road blockers, supplied and commissioned by Nextro, are the first of their kind in New Zealand.

“Auckland Airport’s decision to use road blockers for hostile vehicle mitigation at a key checkpoint sets the benchmark for securing critical infrastructure in the New Zealand. Nextro is proud to be a key partner in execution of this project,” said Martyn Levy, Managing Director, Nextro.

Nextro supplied and integrated the system’s core components, including TiSO Global road blockers, Axis Communications video surveillance cameras, and Genetec Licence Plate Recognition (LPR) cameras.

The integrated checkpoint system enhances situational awareness, accelerates vehicle verification, and gives operations teams a modern platform to manage access efficiently.

The integrated security and operational system delivers tangible benefits to Auckland Airport, including:

Stronger perimeter and access security.
Greater operational efficiency and ergonomic improvements.
Enhanced health and safety for frontline staff.

This installation underscores the growing importance of hostile vehicle mitigation in securing crowded spaces, transport hubs, and critical infrastructure across New Zealand.

As security and operational challenges evolve, integrated systems (combining hostile vehicle mitigation, video surveillance, LPR/ANPR, access control, and analytics) are helping mitigate vehicle-based threats, enhance operational efficiency, and provide actionable business insights.

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Best Practices for Counter-Drone Deployment at Civilian Airports

Leon Harold — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 19:59:38 +0000

Best Practices for Counter-Drone Deployment at Civilian Airports

Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are rewriting the rules of airspace management. What began as hobbyist innovation has become a tangible operational risk, especially for civilian airports, where even a single rogue drone can halt flights, disrupt schedules, and erode public confidence.

A new white paper from DroneShield, Best Practices for Counter-Drone Deployment at Civilian Airports, sets out a practical framework for how airports can get ahead of this emerging threat.

Why airports can’t ignore the drone problem

Airports move billions of passengers and tonnes of cargo each year. They are increasingly exposed to small, inexpensive drones operated by both careless hobbyists and bad actors.
Most incursions are accidental, but some are deliberate, with drones used for smuggling, surveillance, and targeted disruption. The line between nuisance and national security is thinner than ever.
For aviation authorities and airport operators, counter-drone capability is now part of the critical infrastructure playbook.

A layered approach to detection and response

DroneShield advocates a layered model combining multiple sensor technologies to detect, identify, and respond before threats affect operations.

Detection

RF sensors provide the first layer, passively scanning for control or telemetry signals.
Radar covers larger areas and can identify autonomous drones that don’t rely on RF links.
Optical and thermal sensors add visual confirmation, especially when supported by AI classification.

Response

In civil aviation, physical interception is rarely appropriate. Instead, airports rely on non-kinetic options such as:

RF disruption, which interrupts control links to force a safe landing or return-to-home.
Cyber takeover, which redirects or disables a drone through secure command override.

At the centre of this layered system is an integrated operations platform that fuses data from sensors, logs, and video feeds, enabling coordinated, legally compliant action.

Building operational resilience

Technology alone is not enough. The white paper highlights the importance of structured operations and collaboration across agencies:

Risk-based assessments to map terrain, likely launch zones, and communication vulnerabilities.
360-degree coverage extending beyond runways and approach paths.
Clear escalation and communication procedures across all airport departments and law-enforcement partners.
Regular training and simulation exercises to ensure readiness for real-world incursions.

The roadmap to implementation

DroneShield outlines a step-by-step pathway for airports adopting counter-UAS systems:

Conduct a comprehensive site and spectrum assessment.
Design a layered sensor network suited to the environment.
Integrate counter-drone technologies into existing security and emergency systems.
Carry out regular simulations and operator training.
Maintain and evolve systems to keep pace with new drone technologies and tactics.

This structured approach ensures compliance, operational resilience, and continuous improvement.

Why it matters for New Zealand crowded places and critical infrastructure.

While airports are a clear focal point for drone risk, the challenge extends far beyond aviation. DroneShield’s counter-UAS technologies are designed to protect a wide range of environments, from military bases and critical infrastructure to correctional facilities, public events, and stadia. Each of these locations faces unique operational and safety risks from unauthorised or malicious drone activity.

In the New Zealand context, these technologies have broad relevance: safeguarding national assets, maintaining public safety at major venues, and supporting resilience across essential services. As drones become more capable and accessible, the priority is not just detection but integration, ensuring that counter-drone systems work seamlessly with existing security operations, communications, and emergency frameworks.

For Nextro’s defence, infrastructure, and aviation partners, the message is clear: drone mitigation is not a single-use tool but a core component of modern situational awareness and risk governance.

Key takeaways

Drones represent an operational threat, not a novelty.
Layered detection and non-kinetic mitigation provide the safest, most effective defence.
Integration, coordination, and continuous improvement are critical.
Full-spectrum situational coverage beyond runways is essential for resilience.

Contact Nextro today to discover how your organisation can strengthen long-term security.

Download Whitepaper

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