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 into: • The move toward open systems and customer-driven flexibility  • Balancing innovation with a massive installed base  • How AI and analytics are being layered into legacy platforms  • And what long-term platform evolution actually looks like

This conversation highlights the tension between innovation and responsibility when you’re operating at scale.

This series is about more than trends. It’s about capturing a snapshot of an industry in motion.

Let us know in the comments:  Can legacy platforms evolve fast enough to keep up?