Integrity

Maintaining professional credibility and acting without fear or favour are recurring themes in assessments of his public-service record.

Coordination

Security challenges are treated as shared problems requiring intelligence, law enforcement, defence and civilian institutions to work together.

Professionalism

Institutional capability, evidence-led investigation, disciplined operations and accountable public communication are central to durable results.

Partnership

Domestic and international partnerships are used to strengthen intelligence, training, technology, counter-terrorism and strategic capacity.

Resilience

National security is framed as a long-term effort requiring prevention, operational capability, community resilience and institutional learning.

Strategic communication

In 2026, Ribadu urged security spokespersons to provide timely, accurate and coordinated communication and to counter misinformation.