James Ramsay is Professor of Security Studies, and Head of the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University. He has over 25 years' experience in public/environmental health, security studies/intelligence, emergency management, occupational safety. Dr. Ramsay serves on the board of the International Association for Intelligence Education and as their educational practices chair.

Nell Bennett has a PhD in Political Science from Macquarie University. She is the Managing Editor of the Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism, and is a Research Fellow with the Blue Security Consortium and La Trobe Asia.