Security DNA

AI-generated deepfakes are advancing so fast that video — long the gold standard of evidence in legal proceedings, compliance audits, and security investigations — can no longer be assumed authentic. So what does that mean for the 90 million surveillance cameras recording across the country right now? At Milestone XPerience Days (MXD) in Las Vegas, SecurityInfoWatch Editor-in-Chief Rodney Bosch sat down with Jason Crawforth, Founder & CEO of SWEAR, to discuss the accelerating threat to video integrity and why his company believes proving authenticity from the moment video is captured is the key to deepfake detection. Crawforth makes a compelling case: the legal system is already shifting the burden of truth. Jurors who consume fake content daily are increasingly skeptical of video evidence. And the cat-and-mouse game of deepfake detection is one that AI will always eventually win. SWEAR's approach — using steganography, advanced hashing, and blockchain to embed "digital DNA" into every pixel, frame-by-frame, in real time — takes AI out of the equation entirely by creating an independent chain of custody from camera to courtroom.

This week's episode of SecurityDNA sees host Steve Lasky take to the podium with guest Evan Bloom, industry veteran and CEO of Fortress Strategic Communications. Bloom's formative years growing up in South Africa left him with a unique perspective on the security industry's transformation through technology and the environment. Together, he and Steve delve into an in-depth discussion on the state of security culture in South Africa and the impact its evolution might have on the industry globally. Evan Bloom is CEO of Fortress Strategic Communications, a PR consultancy with a focus on the law enforcement, homeland security, physical security, public safety, and enterprise risk management sectors. His expertise in PR advisement has made him a sought-after individual for companies and clients linked to breaking news, geopolitical risks, law enforcement, and physical security market issues.

On the show floor at CES 2025, Security Business Editor-in-Chief Paul Rothman discusses the future of monitoring centers, the applications of AI automation, and SimpliSafe's Active Guard solution with SimpliSafe's CEO and High Tech Product Leader, Christian Cerda (L) and Hooman Shahidi (R).

Industry titan Leonid (Leo) Levit, ONVIF’s Steering Committee Chairman and Director of System Integration at Axis Communications, joins host Steve Lasky in this week’s episode of SecurityDNA. Join Steve and Leo for an in-depth discussion on the benefits, impact, and perils of generative AI and ONVIF’s role in safeguarding video assets. Leo Levit’s 20-year-strong career in the security field, beginning with a master’s in electronic engineering from the prestigious Moscow State University of Transport (MIIT), evolved to include tenures at multiple industry-leading multinational companies, including Ericsson and Sony. He has contributed to technology adoption in the telecommunication, security, and video analytics fields.

Established in 2019 after a 60-year tenure as Panasonic, i-PRO Americas provides sensing technologies in intelligent surveillance, medical and industrial imaging, and public safety. With a close network of integrators and elite partners in North America, the company's development in the region is being watched with close interest. On today’s special episode of SecurityDNA, SecurityInfoWatch editor Paul Rothman makes the trek to Japan to speak with Masato Nakao, CEO of i-PRO, about i-PRO’s roadmap for integrators and partners in North America as well as Nakao’s thoughts on acquisitions.

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.

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.