Security DNA

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 veteran suicide after her24-year-old son, Army National Guard Sgt. William Davidson, committed suicide during in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Chapman is working to help troubled vets through her foundation – Willpower for Veterans – and hopes to get her fellow securityprofessionals on board with this effort and the entire New England and New York communities. The Willpower for Veterans Fund is a non-profit organization and 100 percent of all donations go to the fund and help veterans and their families through awareness, resources, and financial contributions to wounded and troubled vets. Chapman has 25 years of industry experience in physical security, specializing in architectural door hardware and access control.

In this edition of the SecurityDNA podcast, host Steve Lasky has an inspiring discussion about the evolving world of security with Francis D’Addario, emeritus faculty for theSecurity Executive Council. Francis is a Lifetime Outstanding Security Performance Award (OSPA) recipient and his cross-functional teams have achieved reduced violent crime claims by 80% while establishing multi-million-dollar, per year, net ROI contributions for multiple brands.  
D’Addario, who co-leads strategic, SEC, Next Generation Leadership initiatives, including Solution Innovation Partner (SIP) programming, will discuss all-hazards operational risk oversight, communicating ROI-capable concepts of operations, and establishing value with security performance metrics.

Please join SecurityInfoWatch as we host a wide-ranging discussion with Paul Sarnese, the accomplished owner of Secured & Prepared Consulting, about the challenges teams face in providing physical and cybersecurity in the health care sector, and what can be done about it.
The renowned healthcare safety, security, and emergency management expert shares some of the workplace violence indicators his staff looks for when his company contracts for a security/risk assessment at a healthcare facility. He’ll also discuss best practices that can be applied universally to mitigate violence in the healthcare system, and his experiences helping to manage the safety, security, communications, supplies and care of more than 11,000 Afghan refugees.

Aileen Garcia was pursuing a career in interior design before a sudden change in trajectory  took her into the male-dominated field of security technology – more specifically cybersecurity, where as fraud prevention manager at ClearSale she’s working to ensure all her team members are motivated to take a flexible approach toward their important work.
In her interview with SecurityInfoWatch Associate Editor Samantha Schober, Garcia shares how she handled the challenges she faced as a woman entering the industry, what strengths she feels women can bring to the fight against fraud, and strategies women can consider to establish themselves and ensure their ideas and insights are heard.

In this episode we engage with Dave Sweeney, District Director for the Mid-Atlantic region forThe Cook & Boardman Group, including Advantech, and a member of the executive board for Security-Net. Sweeney and host Steve Lasky, editorial director for Endeavor Business Media's Security Group, delve into how technology is changing the role of security integrators – from dealers to consultants – and how they can stay current and certified amid ever-changing regulations and requirements.
Lasky and Sweeney will also hit on tackling the challenges of maintaining security in a hybrid work environment and strategies for IT professionals to meet evolving end-user expectations.

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 team leadership with Bryan Willett, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Lexmark International.
Willett will discuss his journey from firmware development andproject management to security management and how he guided Lexmarkto making significant investments in security infrastructure, monitoring and operations across all business areas. He’ll also share the attributes he’s strived to look for when building security team, and strategies that can be employed to address the challenges of securing today’s network-centric environments.

Please join SecurityInfoWatch.com for an enlightening conversationwith Lee Odess, a globally recognized leader and influential voice in the access control industry who challenges conventional thinking and redefines the role of access technology today.
Odess, the producer of the monthly insightful Access Control Executive Brief, will speak about the wave of technology and innovation sweeping access control industry, which has been impacted globally through digital transformation, post-COVID protocols, advanced technology integration and other fast-moving trends. Odess will also touch on how users can maximize ROI from their access control system from a technology perspective through future-proofing and organizational alignment.

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 company Mountain Alarm, about Pye-Barker’s growth aspirations, the types of companies it looks to acquire and what the “master plan” looks like for the company’s future.

From Ukraine, Israel and Gaza to the influence of the Houthis in the Red Sea to the ever-present specter of China, the global security environment is brimming with challenges. Add to it the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, a presidential election year and the ever-present threat of cybercrime and security officials face a truly complex threat landscape.
In an exclusive interview with SecurityDNA host Steve Lasky, former U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, co-founder and executive chairman ofThe Chertoff Group, reveals the trends he sees in the convergence of cyber risk, physical risk, and protecting personnel, global assets and the supply chain. He also discusses his concerns about artificial intelligence and how deepfakes and other deception could impact free and fair elections this year.

In this exclusive interview with SecurityDNA host Steve Lasky, Dean Drako, the founder and CEO of Eagle Eye Networks (EEN) shares the impetus behind his start at Barracuda Networks and eventual migration into the physical security space, the key acquisition of cloud access security company Brivo and the growth of Eagle Eye Networks.
Drako – named one of Goldman Sachs's “100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2014” -- talks about the common themes regarding how and why he starts or acquires companies and what the hot topics will be in the security industry five years from now. We even chat a bit about our guest’s pride and joy: Drako Motors, the company he founded that recently launched Drako Dragon – a 2,000-horsepower all-electric hyper-luxury SUV.