In this session at EDGE 2026 in Sydney, Krissy Barrett outlines the evolving global security landscape and the structural shifts redefining how risk must be managed. Moving beyond reactive policing, she explains why predictive capability, digital forensics, and cross-border cooperation are now central to national security.

Barrett addresses radicalization, organized cyber-enabled crime, and the erosion of social cohesion, emphasizing that global problems require global solutions. She closes with a leadership challenge: trust cannot be assumed, ethical thinking must scale with influence, and security today depends not only on institutions, but on the decisions of those in the room.