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Security DNA is a podcast covering subjects of interest to security stakeholders in the industry. Topics range from security industry news, trends and analysis to technology solutions, policy risk analysis and management, and more. Our editorial team, along with industry experts and consultants, fill each podcast episode with information that is of value to security professionals.
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Greg Parker, Global Vice President of Lifecycle Solutions, and Julie Brandt, President of Building Solutions North America for Johnson Controls, sat down with SIW for an exclusive chat at GSX in Orlando.
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How Johnson Controls is Bringing Data-Driven Security Solutions to Buildings

Oct. 1, 2024
On the show floor at GSX 2024, Julie Brandt, vice president and president, Building Solutions North America at Johnson Controls, and Greg Parker, Global Vice President of Lifecycle...
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Peeling Back the Layers of Veteran Suicide: The Mission of Willpower for Veterans

Sept. 11, 2024
SecurityDNA podcast host Steve Lasky has an impactful discussion with Donna Chapman, Director of the A&E Program at HID Global North America, about the challenges in dealing with...
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Podcast Recap: The healthcare security conundrum, and how technology is shifting the paradigm

Sept. 9, 2024
Paul Sarnese discusses the risks faced by healthcare professionals, COVID-19, and the underlying causes of workplace violence.
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A Conversation with Francis D'Addario: Protecting People First and Reimaging Security

Aug. 21, 2024
Francis D’Addario, who co-leads strategic, SEC, Next Generation Leadership initiatives, including Solution Innovation Partner (SIP) programming, will discuss all-hazards operational...
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Podcast Recap: How women can break through barriers in the security industry

Aug. 21, 2024
Aileen Garcia discusses the importance of DEI initiatives, building strong and inclusive teams, and the unique strengths women bring to the table.
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The healthcare security conundrum, and how technology is shifting the paradigm

Aug. 7, 2024
Paul Sarnese, the accomplished owner of Secured & Prepared Consulting, discusses the challenges teams face in providing physical and cybersecurity in the health care sector, and...
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Podcast Recap: How systems integrators can thrive in a world of ever-changing technology

Aug. 2, 2024
Sweeney discusses the evolving role of systems integrators and the challenges of securing hybrid work environments.
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How Women Can Break Through Barriers in the Security Industry

July 24, 2024
In her interview with SecurityInfoWatch Associate Editor Samantha Schober, Aileen Garcia shares how she handled the challenges she faced as a woman entering the industry, what...
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How systems integrators can thrive in a world of ever-changing technology

July 10, 2024
Dave Sweeney, District Director for the Mid-Atlantic region for The Cook & Boardman Group, including Advantech, and host Steve Lasky, editorial director for Endeavor Business ...
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Podcast Recap: Designing a security team and protecting today’s network-centric environments

July 5, 2024
Guest Bryan Willett discusses securing network-centric environments and building robust, skill-diverse security teams.
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Podcast Recap: Meeting evolving global security challenges with Michael Chertoff

July 2, 2024
Chertoff discusses the convergence of cyber and physical risk, the 2024 Olympics and securing the upcoming US presidential election.
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Podcast Recap: The evolving role of access control in today’s connected world

July 2, 2024
Access control expert Lee Odess discusses digital transformation, COVID-19, and how users can maximize ROI with their access control systems.
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Designing a security team and protecting today’s network-centric environments

June 26, 2024
In this episode, Steve Lasky, Editorial Director for the Security Group at Endeavor Business Media, engages in a timely and poignant discussion about security program design and...
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Podcast Recap: Time out with Dean Drako

June 13, 2024
Dean Drako discusses the impetus behind his many business ventures, his approach to business, and his migration into physical security.
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The evolving role of access control in today’s connected world

June 12, 2024
Please join SecurityInfoWatch.com for an enlightening conversation with Lee Odess, a globally recognized leader and influential voice in the access control industry who challenges...
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ESX exclusive: Pye-Barker executive talks about company's 'master plan,' industry trends

June 6, 2024
In this exclusive interview from ESX 2024, Security Business Editor-in-Chief Paul Rothman talks with Eric Garner, President of Pye-Barker's Alarm Division and CEO of Pye-Barker...
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Former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff: Rising up to meet evolving global security challenges

May 29, 2024
In an exclusive interview with SecurityDNA host Steve Lasky, former U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, co-founder and executive chairman of The Chertoff...
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Time out with Dean Drako: The evolution of cloud security and a glimpse into the future

May 22, 2024
In this exclusive interview with SecurityInfoWatch, Dean Drako, the founder and CEO of Eagle Eye Networks (EEN) shares the impetus behind his start at Barracuda Networks and eventual...
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Podcast Recap: Living, learning and building a security enterprise

May 21, 2024
Steve Jones discusses how he transformed Allied Universal into the third-largest private employer in North America.
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Living, learning and building a security enterprise

May 8, 2024
Our guest on the SecurityDNA podcast this week is Steve Jones, Global Chairman and CEO of Allied Universal, an enterprise that has grown from $12 million in revenue to more than...
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Building cyber resilience: What to do when the unthinkable occurs

April 24, 2024
In this edition of the SecurityDNA podcast, SecurityInfoWatch sat down with Stevan Bernard, Senior Security Advisor for International SOS -- a firm that works with global organizations...
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Podcast Recap: Executive Q&A: Convergint’s new CEO, Ann Fandozzi

April 23, 2024
Fandozzi discusses the technology showcased at ISC West, M&A, and Convergint's roadmap looking forward.
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Executive Q&A: Convergint’s new CEO, Ann Fandozzi

April 17, 2024
In this special edition of the SecurityDNA podcast, Security Business editor-in-chief Paul Rothman caught up with Convergint’s new CEO, Ann Fandozzi, at ISC West 2024, where they...
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The Challenges of Global and Economic Insecurity, and How Manufacturers Can Stay Afloat

April 10, 2024
It’s undeniable today that 9/11 had changed the global geopolitical scene, and the constant churn of complex threats coming inside and outside the U.S. is creating new physical...
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Tracking the changing landscape of security management

March 28, 2024
In this episode we talk with Greg Schneider, CPP, President of Battle Tested Solutions, a San Francisco Bay Area-based security consultancy, about the changing landscape of security...
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Podcast Recap: Mitigating the risks of advanced connected technologies to protect critical infrastructure

March 22, 2024
Pierre Bourgeix discusses the widening scope of critical infrastructure, the necessity of cyber awareness and segmented security, and the factors driving business risk in the ...
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Mitigating the risks of advanced connected technologies to protect critical infrastructure

March 14, 2024
Editorial director Steve Lasky and ESI Convergent’s CEO and founder, Pierre Bourgeix, tackle the complex issues surrounding industrial controls and operational technology.
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Podcast Recap: The importance of DEI and how security leaders can change the dynamic

March 7, 2024
Jerry Brennan discusses DEI in the security industry and the changes organizations need to make to welcome a more diverse employee population.
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Podcast Recap: Defining ‘critical infrastructure’ and best practices for keeping it protected

March 5, 2024
Ed Levy discusses defining CI, what makes CI a dynamic operating environment, and the importance of leadership on the CI front.
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The importance of DEI and how security leaders can change the dynamic

Feb. 29, 2024
Steve Lasky, the editorial director for the Security Group at Endeavor Business Media, talks with SMR Group co-founder and security industry veteran Jerry Brennan about the corporate...
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Podcast Recap: The anatomy of an innovative security program

Feb. 19, 2024
Mark Freedman discusses the impact geopolitical risk has on private sector businesses, the steps security leaders must take to identify and mitigate both global and domestic threats...
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Defining ‘critical infrastructure’ and best practices for keeping it protected

Feb. 15, 2024
Steve Lasky talks critical infrastructure with Ed Levy -- a highly accomplished senior executive currently leading the critical infrastructure practice at Noble.
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Podcast Recap: Interview with Paul Joyal, Part 2: AI on the battlefield, cyberwars and global terrorists

Feb. 12, 2024
Steve Lasky and Paul Joyal discuss cyber warfare, AI on the battlefield, and the impact of terrorism on domestic security.
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The anatomy of an innovative security program

Jan. 29, 2024
Mark Freedman, CEO and founder of Rebel Global Security, goes over the many challenges that today’s enterprise security management executives are facing.
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Diving into CSA’s new access control standard at CES 2024

Jan. 18, 2024
In this episode, Paul Rothman, editor in chief of Security Business magazine, chats at the recent CES conference with Chris LaPré, Head of Technology for the Connectivity Standards...
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Interview with Paul Joyal, Part 2: AI on the battlefield, cyberwars and global terror risks

Jan. 10, 2024
In part two of our in-depth interview with renowned foreign intelligence expert Paul Joyal, SIW editor Steve Lasky and Joyal discuss the cyber aspect of the Russia-Ukraine war...
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Podcast Recap: Interview with Paul Joyal, Part 1: How drone technology is changing the war front

Dec. 28, 2023
Paul Joyal discusses the Russia-Ukraine war, the increased usage of drone technology both to combat Russian incursion and to serve Russian military interests, and the harrowing...
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Security DNA Podcast Recap: The importance of enterprise risk management platforms

Dec. 19, 2023
Lynn Mattice, President and Founder of the National Economic Security Alliance (NESA), discusses the importance of comprehensive risk management platforms and how organizations...
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Interview with Paul Joyal, Part 1: How drone technology is changing the war front

Dec. 19, 2023
Paul Joyal, a former federal law enforcement officer who has more than 45 years of experience in security and intelligence, talks with SecurityInfoWatch about the state of the...
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The Importance of Enterprise Risk Management Platforms

Dec. 1, 2023
Steve Lasky, editorial director for the Security Group at Endeavor Business Media, talks with Lynn Mattice, President and founder of the National Economic Security Alliance (NESA...
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What manufacturers can do about growing cybersecurity challenges

Nov. 22, 2023
With cybersecurity challenges growing and hitting more companies, IndustryWeek gathered a panel earlier this month of the best and brightest editors from our parent company to...
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SecurityDNA Podcast Recap: The rise of antisemitism and keeping your organization safe

Nov. 9, 2023
Evan Bernstein, CEO and National Director of Community Security Service (CSS), discusses the recent spike in antisemitic violence, the role of public figures and influencers in...
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The ‘How’ and ‘Why’ behind the Rise of Anti-Semitism, and What Can be Done About it

Oct. 16, 2023
Steve Lasky hosts an in-depth discussion with Evan Bernstein, CEO and National Director of Community Security Service (CSS) – an American nonprofit organization that provides ...
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SecurityDNA Podcast Recap: Why securing a cannabis dispensary isn’t standard retail security procedure

Oct. 9, 2023
While the cannabis industry continues to expand into an economic powerhouse, more stores and dispensaries look to shore up their defenses. A heavily regulated and high-risk product...
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SecurityDNA podcast recap: discussing digital twins, venture capital and smart cities with security industry futurist Jon Polly

Sept. 22, 2023
Jon Polly utilizes his knowledge of past security trends to analyze the impact that regulating artificial intelligence and the expansion of digital twins will have on the industry...
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Why Securing a Cannabis Dispensary is Not Standard Retail Security Procedure

Sept. 20, 2023
This episode will discuss industry trends and technologies that are driving security, compliance, and retail-loss issues with cannabis dispensaries.
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Discussing digital twins, venture capital and smart cities with security industry futurist Jon Polly

Aug. 14, 2023
For this episode, host Steve Lasky, Endeavor Business Media Security Group editorial director, discusses trends and technologies being driven by policy and governance with Jon...
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SecurityDNA podcast recap: the case for boosting school security

Aug. 3, 2023
In this episode of SecurityDNA, join host Steve Lasky of SecurityInfoWatch and Max Schachter, a school safety advocate and founder of Safe Schools for Alex, for an important discussion...
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SecurityDNA podcast recap: how to understand and respond to cybersecurity threats to physical security systems

July 24, 2023
In this episode of SecurityDNA, join host Steve Lasky of SecurityInfoWatch and guest Will Knehr, senior manager of information assurance and data privacy at i-PRO Americas.
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SecurityDNA podcast recap: dynamic trends shaping the security industry

July 12, 2023
During this recent episode of Security DNA, join host Steve Lasky of SecurityInfoWatch and guest Andrew Elvish of Genetec as they dive deep into the dynamic trends and technologies...
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SecurityDNA podcast recap: how security services have evolved over 30 years

July 6, 2023
In this month’s episode of Security DNA, join SecurityInfoWatch host Steve Lasky and guest Bob Hayes on a trip through time as he documents his time in the security field.
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School security: What’s changed since the Parkland shooting and what remains to be done

June 27, 2023
National school safety advocate Max Schachter talks about losing his son in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting and his mission to provide the current school safety...
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How to understand and respond to cybersecurity threats to physical security systems

June 9, 2023
Will Knehr of i-PRO discusses the most pressing threats that go beyond the headlines, the growth of Zero Trust initiatives and how end-user and systems integrators can make sure...
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Security DNA Podcast: Dynamic trends and technologies shaping the security industry

May 24, 2023
Andrew Elvish, Genetec's Vice President of Marketing, talks with SIW editorial director Steve Lasky about various dynamic trends and technologies affecting the current state of...
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Catching up with Bob Hayes, managing director of the Security Executive Council

May 10, 2023
In this episode, SecurityInfoWatch.com talks with Bob Hayes, managing director of the Security Executive Council, about the evolution of security programs and services over the...
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Transformative industry change, and a look ahead at our first Security DNA podcast interview

Steve Lasky discusses the massive changes that have occurred in the security industry in the last 30 years, and previews our first Security DNA podcast interview with Security...
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What's coming: the Security DNA podcast from SecurityInfoWatch.com

The aim of the Security DNA podcast is to provide detailed, actionable information of value to security professionals, including industry news, trends and analysis, technology...