The Secured Podcast

The Access Control Collective
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Access Granted. Welcome to the podcast where the physical security industry stops whispering and finally speaks for those in the back. Secured is your inside line on the business moves, the tech shifts, and the power players reshaping how the world gets protected. From fast-hit breakdowns to cinematic deep dives, we go past the glossy PR and into the decisions, debates, and dynamics driving the future of physical security. Every week, we unlock: • The trends nobody’s explaining clearly • The strategies executives are actually using • The myths the industry keeps repeating (and why they’re wrong) • The conversations that shape the culture of security • The turning points, deals, and innovations that matter Whether you're leading a team, building a product, or just tired of surface-level “thought leadership,” Secured brings you the clarity, context, and attitude this industry has been missing. Stay sharp. Stay curious. Stay Secured.

  1. $4 Billion Says Your Door Controller Is a Cybersecurity Asset. Is Your Company Listening?

    5d ago

    $4 Billion Says Your Door Controller Is a Cybersecurity Asset. Is Your Company Listening?

    Episode 22 | $4 Billion Says Your Door Controller Is a Cybersecurity Asset. Is Your Company Listening? This week, Lee breaks down Verkada's move to scale its physical AI platform to 2.4 million devices across 170 countries with new backing from Nvidia — and why the real story isn't the investment, it's the category claim. Then: Accenture pays $4.175 billion for a majority stake in Dragos, Run Zero, and NetRise, and suddenly your door controller looks a lot more like a connected device that needs to be inventoried. Lee also covers Gallagher Security's new AI-powered visitor management platform, recaps a day spent with locksmiths standing between three worlds at ALOA, and makes the case that this industry has a marketing problem — not a budget problem. In this episode: -Verkada scales its physical AI platform to 2.4M devices across 170 countries with new Nvidia backing -Accenture acquires majority stake in Dragos, Run Zero, and NetRise for $4.175B -Gallagher Security launches AI-powered visitor management, natively integrated with Command Centre -A recap from ALOA: locksmiths standing between three worlds -Tony Dong's breakdown of how (and why) access control companies borrow money -Big M marketing vs. small m marketing — and why this industry keeps confusing the two

    13 min
  2. The Most Downstream Trade in Physical Security Reacts to Its Own Disruption | Live from ALOA

    Jun 26

    The Most Downstream Trade in Physical Security Reacts to Its Own Disruption | Live from ALOA

    This week, Secured goes live from ALOA — the Associated Locksmiths of America annual show in Las Vegas — with three guests from the locksmith trade reacting in real time to the week's biggest stories in physical security. Joining Lee: Wayne Winton, Dave O'Toole, and Jason Montague. This episode focuses on the Secured podcast broadcast directly from the event floor. We have 3 locksmiths joining the conversation to react to the biggest stories shaping physical security right now. Wayne Winton, Dave O' Toole, and Jason Montague join me to talk about the role locksmiths can play in the $100B electronic access control opportunity. Their advice was simple. To locksmiths: embrace electronic locks. To manufacturers: engage, because locksmiths have more to offer than most realize. Simple advice is often the hardest to act on. My takeaway: this isn’t your grandfather’s locksmith industry anymore, and the ones who engage deeply will be the ones who benefit. Episode 21 of Secured is live now. Subscribe for weekly security technology breakdowns, and comment which electronic security devices you want to see covered in our next episode. Chapters0:00 Welcome to Secured Live from ALOA1:52 Guest Introductions and Industry Predictions4:40 The Shift to Wireless and Ease of Install8:15 Training the Technology Eager Generation11:30 The 100 Billion Dollar Market Squeeze14:50 Moving from Key Cutting to Selling Judgment18:10 Six Pillars of the Modern Locksmith21:45 Solution Based Selling and Code Compliance24:30 Future Trends in Global Smart Lock Adoption26:45 Advice for Manufacturers and Technicians28:15 Closing Remarks and Final Thoughts

    29 min
  3. OpenAI’s $150M Bet: A New Era for Security Integrators?

    Jun 19

    OpenAI’s $150M Bet: A New Era for Security Integrators?

    The security industry is facing a massive inflection point that will define the next fifty years of business. With OpenAI investing 150 million dollars into a formal partner network, the line between security integrators and enterprise software consultants is officially blurring. This episode explores why waiting for the market to settle is the riskiest strategy you can take right now. Chapters: 0:00 OpenAI’s 150M Dollar Bet 2:12 Triton Partners and Nordic Consolidation 3:35 Deep Dive into Industry Verticals 4:15 Insights from the CSA Unify Event6:20 The Cost of Waiting on Standards8:05 Aliro: The New Era of Access Control9:15 Travel Updates and ACS 26 New ZealandIf you found this breakdown valuable, please share the episode and leave a five star review. Subscribe to stay ahead of the curve in the security and access control industry.

    10 min
  4. Secured Presents: West to East With Charles Johnson

    Jun 18

    Secured Presents: West to East With Charles Johnson

    Welcome to Secured Presents: West to East, a 45+ episode series filmed live at ISC West where we bring the biggest voices in security into real, unfiltered conversations. In this episode, we’re joined by Charles Johnson Founder and CEO of NGA Security Advisors LLC We dive into: Negligent security and premises liability How foreseeable risk is evaluated after an incident The role of planning, documentation, and security design What property owners and security providers are responsible for And why security decisions matter long before a case reaches the courtroom This conversation looks beyond the technology and into the decisions, environments, and responsibilities that ultimately shape security outcomes. This series is about more than trends. It’s about capturing an industry in motion. Let us know in the comments: Are organizations doing enough to identify and document foreseeable security risks?

    9 min
  5. Secured Presents: West to East with Jacob Hengel

    Jun 18

    Secured Presents: West to East with Jacob Hengel

    Welcome to Secured Presents: West to East, a 45+ episode series filmed live at ISC West where we bring the biggest voices in security into real, unfiltered conversations. In this episode, we’re joined by Jacob Hengel, CTO of YourSix. In this episode, we dive into: Video intelligence platforms Real-time monitoring and analytics Data aggregation across systems And how video is evolving beyond surveillance This conversation explores how video is becoming a more active part of security strategy. This series is about more than trends. It’s about capturing an industry in motion. Let us know in the comments: Is video becoming the most important layer in security?

    13 min
  6. Secured Presents: West to East with Jean-Baptiste Milan and Carter Kennedy

    Jun 18

    Secured Presents: West to East with Jean-Baptiste Milan and Carter Kennedy

    Welcome to Secured Presents: West to East, a 45+ episode series filmed live at ISC West where we bring the biggest voices in security into real, unfiltered conversations. In this episode, we’re joined by Jean-Baptiste Milan, Global OEM Sales Manager at HID, and Carter Kennedy, CEO of Soloinsight. We dive into: The collaboration between HID and Soloinsight to bring biometrics into the CloudGate platform How CloudGate acts as a governance layer for physical identities Why biometric technology is now mature enough to support reliable automation How facial verification and document identification can create a more frictionless experience The balance between security, privacy, and convenience through one-to-one matching And why the industry may need to define itself through physical identity governance, not just cameras, locks, and hardware This conversation explores what happens when biometrics, identity, and access workflows come together to answer bigger questions about who is in a building and what they should be able to access. The episode also touches on Invisible Doors, a book exploring physical identity governance failures and the business value of solving them. This series is about more than trends. It’s about capturing an industry in motion. Let us know in the comments: Is physical identity governance the next evolution of access control?

    15 min
  7. TSE 26 Episode 3 — The Mainstream Moment Is Real, But It Is Not Singular.

    Jun 17

    TSE 26 Episode 3 — The Mainstream Moment Is Real, But It Is Not Singular.

    Welcome to Secured Presents: XPod from The Security Event. In Episode 3, Lee Odess closes out the series with a bigger question: is physical security having its mainstream moment? The answer from the show floor was not simple. Across 12 different voices, the “moment” looked different depending on where each person sat in the industry. Some pointed to AI and agents changing integration economics. Others pointed to cloud, software modernization, legacy infrastructure, regulation, ecosystems, user experience, and security becoming foundational infrastructure instead of a bolt-on. That is the point of the episode. This is not one shift. It is multiple shifts happening at the same time, and the convergence is what makes this moment feel different. Featuring perspectives from: Steve Van Till | BrivoSteve Humphreys | HirschKaren | RhombusRoss Bennett | GenetecTrevor Ball | Keri SystemsMaximilien | MacnicaAaron Eastwood | Solo SecureKevin Sherwood | CIE GroupRoman | CoreWillSoftWayne Pierce | March NetworksSam Griffiths | Ajax SystemsServaas | Honeywell Security and Access Solutions / LenelS2 This episode closes the three-part XPod series from The Security Event with one final thesis: identity is the new center, regulation is the forcing discipline, and the mainstream moment is real, plural, and foundational. Let us know in the comments:Do you think physical security is having its mainstream moment?

    18 min
  8. Physical Access Control is Now Identity Infrastructure

    Jun 16

    Physical Access Control is Now Identity Infrastructure

    Physical access control is no longer just a door hardware problem. It has evolved into a critical identity infrastructure challenge that connects physical and digital operations across every major industry. In this episode of Secured, we break down the findings from a comprehensive new report published in partnership with Acre Security. We dive deep into three critical verticals: education, healthcare, and financial institutions to see how procurement patterns and security needs are changing. You will learn why the conversation in K-12 schools is shifting from pure lockdown scenarios to daily operational safety and the true ROI of mobile credentials. In the healthcare section, we discuss how workplace violence is driving capital allocation and why platform consolidation is the only way to manage fragmented systems following mergers and acquisitions. We also explore the financial sector's move toward global standardization and the increasing importance of audit-ready compliance in an era of insider threats. Chapters0:00 Intro and Research Methodology1:35 Education: Safety vs Operations4:10 Healthcare: Workplace Violence and Consolidation6:45 Financial Institutions: Governance and Audit9:20 The Shift to Identity Infrastructure10:45 Industry News and European Regulation Download the full State of the Verticals benchmark report to go deeper into the data. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the Access Control Executive Brief and join the Physec Collective community to stay updated on the latest in security tech.

    12 min
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Access Granted. Welcome to the podcast where the physical security industry stops whispering and finally speaks for those in the back. Secured is your inside line on the business moves, the tech shifts, and the power players reshaping how the world gets protected. From fast-hit breakdowns to cinematic deep dives, we go past the glossy PR and into the decisions, debates, and dynamics driving the future of physical security. Every week, we unlock: • The trends nobody’s explaining clearly • The strategies executives are actually using • The myths the industry keeps repeating (and why they’re wrong) • The conversations that shape the culture of security • The turning points, deals, and innovations that matter Whether you're leading a team, building a product, or just tired of surface-level “thought leadership,” Secured brings you the clarity, context, and attitude this industry has been missing. Stay sharp. Stay curious. Stay Secured.

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