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The Secured Podcast
by The Access Control Collective
Access Granted. Secured is the podcast for anyone in, or curious about, the physical security and access control industry. Each week, Lee Odess breaks down the business moves, technology shifts, and power dynamics reshaping how the world approaches security.This is where the industry's biggest questions get answered directly: what's actually driving the shift from hardware to software, why some companies are winning the platform transition while others get left behind, and what the data and the deals are really telling us about where this business is headed.Every episode covers what matters: the trends most people are missing, the strategies executives are actually using, and the decisions that will define the next chapter of this industry.If you lead a team, build a product, or make decisions in this space, Secured gives you the clarity to do it well.
Episodes
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The Water Treatment Hack That Should Scare You
This week on Secured, Lee Odess digs into SIA’s new ALPR guidance, the growing debate around privacy and public safety, and why the industry needs to get ahead of these conversations. He also looks at LEAF’s new end user committee and what happens when enterprise security teams have a seat at the...
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Could Cheaper, More Open Access Control Hardware Help Make Schools Safer?
What happens when the industry stops thinking about access control as a product category and starts thinking about it as a platform? This week on Secured, Lee Odess looks at dormakaba’s latest results and the end of its three-year transformation, Acre’s push toward a more unified platform, and…
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Flock and LPR as a Category Are Losing Right Now
This week on Secured, Lee Odess gets into some of the biggest stories moving through the security industry right now, from dormakaba’s acquisition of Apollo Security and Azure Access Technology to Verkada’s latest move at Hard Rock Stadium. He also looks at iLOQ’s continued growth, Ambient.ai’s...
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Silicon Valley Is Coming For Your Lunch Money
This week's Secured is a different one. I'm recording early — heading to Japan with my family, my kids picked it — and we're taking next week off. So instead of one big story, this episode is the sharpest things I read, heard, and talked about this week, plus my case for why independents matter...
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The Access Control Buyout Wave Isn't Killing This Industry. It's Saving It.
PDQ Manufacturing acquires Command Access Technologies. ASSA ABLOY signs to buy Gunnebo Entrance Control. Splan becomes a launch partner in SailPoint's Unified Platform Access Program, announced at Black Hat with real commercial terms behind it. Honeywell completes its exit from Productivity...
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Allegion & ASSA ABLOY: Are They Even Playing the Same Game Anymore?
This week: Allegion posts its strongest quarter on record, and Lee wonders if the company everyone compares it to is even its peer anymore. The theme: an industry still keeping score on yesterday's scorecard while the game moved somewhere else. In this episode: - Allegion's record Q2, and why the...
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SwiftConnect Just Bought 20 Years of Trust: Inside the HID SAFE Deal
Everyone watched the World Cup. Almost nobody saw the security operation running underneath it — or the deal that just redrew the access control map. This week on Secured, the industry's platform era stops being a theory. SwiftConnect signs a definitive agreement to acquire HID's Workforce…
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How Extreme Climbers Made a Mainstream Security Story in Manhattan
In this episode of "Secured," Lee Odess breaks down one of the most talked-about security stories of the week: the viral Empire State Building climb and engagement, dissecting not just the spectacle but the physical security questions it raises for one of the world’s most surveilled buildings. He...
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$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…
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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...
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The Truth About the Attention Economy
Welcome to Secured, where we dive into the intricacies of our industry. This week, we explore the difference between intimacy and attention, a key aspect of relationships in any business. Due to the holidays, this episode offers a different take on the usual business transformation discussions,...
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The Security Industry Is Catching The Flu
This episode explores how the security industry's operating model is becoming the product, a key aspect of enterprise transformation. We examine the shift in business model and organizational structure that is currently underway. These CEO insights shed light on achieving operational excellence…
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TSE 26 Podcast Series — Intro: What We Heard at TSE
Welcome to Secured Presents: XPod from The Security Event. Over two days in Birmingham, we set up a microphone and asked 40+ people across the physical security and access control industry the same four questions. What came back was not just a set of interviews. It was a chorus. This intro…
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Physical Security Moats Are Crumbling
The physical security landscape is undergoing a massive transformation as we move from hardware-centric models to software-driven vertical solutions. In this episode of Secured, Lee Odess explores how verticalized moats and AI-integrated APIs are setting the stage for the next era of access...
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Secured Presents: West to East with Dallan Labrum
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 Dallan Labrum, EVP of Sales at Prodatakey. In this episode, we dive into: • How access…
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Secured Presents: West to East with Scott Harkins
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 Scott Harkins, VP of Sales at Resideo. In this episode, we dive into: • Market consolidation...
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Secured Presents: West to East with Allen Ganz
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 Allen Ganz, Head of Sales & Strategy at RealSense. In this episode, we dive into: • How depth...
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Secured Presents: West to East with Andrew Bowers
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 Andrew Bowers, VP of Product at Verkada. In this episode, we dive into: • Practical...
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Secured Presents: West to East with Haniel Lynn
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 Haniel Lynn, CEO of Kastle. In this episode, we dive into: • Managed security services • How...
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Secured Presents: West to East with Andrew Jones
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 Andrew Jones, Chief Technology Officer at Secure Passage. In this episode, we dive into: •...
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Secured Presents: West to East with Heikki Hiltunen
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 Heikki Hiltunen, President and CEO of iLOQ. In this episode, we dive into: • Battery-free...
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Secured Presents: West to East with Brett Ennals
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 Brett Ennals, CEO of Cento. In this episode, we dive into: • The importance of reliability in...
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Secured Presents: West to East with Jason Hart
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 Jason Hart, CEO of Safetrust. In this episode, we dive into: • The evolution of digital...
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Secured Presents: West to East with Ryan Smith
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 Ryan Smith, President and Founder of Titan Protection & Consulting. In this episode, we dive...
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Secured Presents: West to East with Leor Elfassy
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 Leor Elfassy, Director of Client Services at 4S Security. In this episode, we dive into: •…
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Secured Presents: West to East with Shikhar Shrestha
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 Shikhar Shrestha, CEO of Ambient.ai. In this episode, we dive into: • How AI is changing the...
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Secured Presents: West to East with Andrew Rapsey
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 Andrew Rapsey, Chief Marketing Officer at Acre Security. In this episode, we dive into: • How...
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Secured Presents: West to East with James Gammon
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 James Gammon, CEO of Door and Hardware Institute. In this episode, we dive into: • Why doors...
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Secured Presents: West to East with Steve Womer
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 Steve Womer, SVP of Product at Interface. In this episode, we dive into: • The shift from...
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Secured Presents: West to East with Jack Palmer
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 Jack Palmer, Channel & B2B Sales Manager at Freevision. In this episode, we dive into: • Why...
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Secured Presents: West to East with Naohiro Kawaji
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 Naohiro Kawaji, Head of Trusted Society Americas at Fujitsu. In this episode, we dive into: •...
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Secured Presents: West to East with Chris Herndon
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 Chris Herndon from Babel Street. In this episode, we dive into: • How digital signals…
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Secured Presents: West to East with Jay Meier
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 Jay Meier, Chief Identity Technology Strategist at FaceTec. In this episode, we dive into: •...
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Secured Presents: West to East with Bjorn Lidefelt
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 Bjorn Lidefelt, EVP and Head of HID Global. In this episode, we dive into: • Identity as a...
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Secured Presents: West to East with Julia Webb Twoomey
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 Julia Webb-Twoomey, VP of Wallet & Leaf Community at Wavelynx. In this episode, we dive into…
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Secured Presents: West to East with Dan Rothrock
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 Dan Rothrock, SVP of Global Business Development at Zenitel. In this episode, we dive into: •...
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Secured Presents: West to East with Fredrik Nilsson
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 Fredrik Nilsson, VP Americas at Axis. In this episode, we dive into: • The role of identity…
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Secured Presents: West to East with Rick Focke
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 Rick Focke, Director of JCI Security Products at Johnson Controls. In this episode, we dive...
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Secured Presents: West to East with Chris Carlson
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 Chris Carlson, VP of North American Sales at SAFR. In this episode, we dive into: • Why...
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Secured Presents: West to East with Karl Hill
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 Karl Hill, CEO of Sharlic. We get into what’s actually happening in the industry right now…
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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...
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Secured Presents: West to East with Kyle Gordon
Welcome to the very first episode of Secured Presents: West to East, a new 45+ episode series filmed live at ISC West where we bring the biggest voices in security into real, unfiltered conversations. Kicking things off, we’re joined by Kyle Gordon, EVP of Global Revenue and Customer Experience…
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White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Exposes Major Problem
The security industry is moving at a breakneck pace, shifting from traditional mechanical hardware to a future defined by electronics, software, and identity. In this episode of Secured, Lee Odess breaks down the latest earnings from industry giants, high-stakes mergers, and why our industry…
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Like It or Not AI is Coming for Access Control
The security industry is undergoing a massive architectural shift as AI moves from a buzzword to a core decision layer. From Salesforce removing the need for a console to AI agents taking over system configuration, the landscape for integrators and technicians is changing faster than ever. In…
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Honeywell & LenelS2: The Future of Security's Biggest Brands
The security industry is undergoing a massive transformation, from the way we board planes to how we manage hardware lifecycles. Join Lee Odess in this episode of Secured as he breaks down the latest shifts in airport automation, the untapped potential of locksmiths, and why AI is about to change...
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How AI & ChatGPT are Disrupting Physical Security Sales
Is your favorite security brand saying one thing on stage but doing another back at the office? The gap between industry rhetoric and actual execution is wider than ever, and it is time to address the elephant in the room. In this episode of Secured, Lee Odess breaks down the latest moves in the...
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ISC Recap: Why the Security Industry is Asking the Wrong Questions
ISC has officially wrapped up, and the energy on the show floor was unlike anything we have seen in years. With over 45 interviews conducted and hundreds of booths explored, one thing is certain: the security industry is undergoing a massive transformation in how we think about technology. Join…
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ISC West 2026: 5 Security Trends You Can't Ignore
Are you heading to ISC West this year? The security industry is no longer just piloting new ideas - it is moving at a breakneck pace toward a future defined by identity and automation. Join Lee Odess on this episode of Secured as he provides a comprehensive guide to navigating the show floor and...
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2026 Security Trends: Is Your Company Asleep at the Switch?
IS YOUR COMPANY PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE OF CUSTOMER TRUST AND COMFORT? In this episode of SECURED, Lee Odess breaks down why the physical security industry needs to wake up to the shifting demands of 2026 and beyond. From life safety automation to the battle between IT and physical security, we…
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Is NextNav About to Wipe Out 500 Million Security Devices?
In this episode, Lee Odess breaks down the biggest moves shaping the physical security industry this week. From Dormakaba’s acquisition spree to the critical fight against NextNav at the FCC, get all the insights, analysis, and actionable takeaways you need. We’ll also dive into new frameworks,...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Access Granted. Secured is the podcast for anyone in, or curious about, the physical security and access control industry. Each week, Lee Odess breaks down the business moves, technology shifts, and power dynamics reshaping how the world approaches security.This is where the industry's biggest questions get answered directly: what's actually driving the shift from hardware to software, why some companies are winning the platform transition while others get left behind, and what the data and the deals are really telling us about where this business is headed.Every episode covers what matters: the trends most people are missing, the strategies executives are actually using, and the decisions that will define the next chapter of this industry.If you lead a team, build a product, or make decisions in this space, Secured gives you the clarity to do it well.
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