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 Solutions at JCI, talk with SecurityInfoWatch.com editor Paul Rothman about what the company is doing to help its building customers implement connected, data-driven security solutions. They also discuss what the company is doing to address workforce development challenges.

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 her 24-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 security professionals 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 the Security 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.