TSE 26 Podcast Series — Episode 1 of 3: Identity Is the Center, Hardware Is the Floor

Secured Presents: XPod from The Security Event Episode 1 of 3: Identity Is the Center, Hardware Is the Floor At The Security Event in Birmingham, the hardware was everywhere. Readers, controllers, locks, cameras, cabling, power, fencing, and everything else you would expect to see on a security show floor. But the conversations were not centered on the hardware. They were centered on people, policies, platforms, identity, governance, and the data layer connecting it all. In this first episode of XPod, Lee Odess breaks down what we heard from operators, manufacturers, platform leaders, and security voices across the show floor. The industry conversation is moving from the door to the person, from hardware to identity, and from feature-led selling to use-case-driven value. This episode explores: -Why identity is becoming the center of access control -How governance is changing the buyer conversation -Why platforms are becoming more important than individual devices -How regulation is pulling more organizations into identity-first security -What manufacturers need to understand about the shift from hardware to software -Why the future of physical security is about more than the door You'll hear from: Jamie McMillen | Suprema Carter Kennedy | SoloInsight Paola Martin del Campo | Envoy Zak Habgood | ID-ware Mike Maxsenti | Genea Steven Riley | Comelit-PAC Andy Milton | Iseo Saul Martinenas | Midpoint / CredoID Stefan Aimer | System House Solutions Dominic Bruning | HID The hardware still matters. It is still the floor. But the center of gravity has moved. Be sure to watch the Intro episode so you miss miss out on the full story! Episode 2: Regulation is not the tax, it is the moat. Stay tuned.