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Live from ISC West 2025: Keeping critical infrastructure uninterrupted: ALCEA’s Vision for Secure Infrastructure

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Live from ISC West 2025: Keeping critical infrastructure uninterrupted: ALCEA’s Vision for Secure Infrastructure

 

Utility Security magazine caught up with Jerry Burhans, Managing Director at ALCEA, live from the show floor at ISC West 2025. In this insightful episode, Jerry and editor Curtis Housh discuss the evolving landscape of utility security technology. From how ALCEA is addressing compliance challenges and contractor access management to engineering hardware for extreme weather and responding to the latest tariff news—this conversation highlights what it takes to protect critical infrastructure in a rapidly changing world. Plus, Jerry shares what excites him most about the future of utility security.

 

View the white paper: https://www.alceaglobal.com/en/markets/security-solutions-for-us-market/nerc-cip-standards-and-physical-security-solutions

 

✅ Key Takeaways:

  • Compliance Evolution: ALCEA is partnering closely with integrators and utilities to design solutions that simplify compliance, especially with NERC CIP regulations.

  • Smart Contractor Access: ALCEA’s electromechanical locks, paired with tools like Biosite and CrewSight, offer controlled, credentialed access for contractors.

  • Extreme Weather Resilience: ALCEA’s hardware solutions—like those developed with Abloy—are engineered to withstand everything from hurricanes to deep freezes.

  • Tariff Impact Response: The company is proactively communicating with customers and adjusting pricing in response to new tariffs, aiming for transparency and value.

  • Collaboration Over Competition: ALCEA emphasizes partnerships—even with competitors—to deliver integrated, purpose-built solutions.

  • People-First Approach: Jerry sees the biggest change not just in tech, but in customer sophistication—utilities are getting smarter, demanding better-fit, future-ready security solutions.

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