Secured Presents: West to East with Tobin Richardson

Welcome to another episode of Secured Presents: West to East, filmed live at ISC West where we bring the biggest voices in security into real, unfiltered conversations. This time, we’re joined by Tobin Richardson, President and CEO of the Connectivity Standards Alliance, one of the key forces behind open standards like Matter and Aliro. In this episode, we get into one of the biggest conversations happening on the show floor right now: The rise of open interoperability standards in access control Why Aliro is generating so much industry buzz How standards succeed when they align with real market demands And what it takes to get competitors — even the biggest tech giants — to collaborate We also explore why this moment feels different: The role of IP, networking, and IoT maturity in enabling real change Why adoption is accelerating faster than expected And how this could reshape the future of access control and connected devices This conversation goes beyond the technology. It’s about alignment — between engineering, business models, and industry players who don’t always sit at the same table. Over the course of this series, we’re capturing a snapshot of an industry at an inflection point, through the people actively building what comes next. Let us know in the comments: Do you think open standards like Aliro will finally unify the access control industry?