Devin Love, vice president of global software platforms for Allegion, is looking back at some of the biggest moments in the security industry in 2025 and looking ahead to what might happen in the sector in 2026 and beyond. Check out his reflections and predictions here and see how your experience compares to his.
Security Sales & Integration: What kind of year has 2025 been for the electronic security and physical security industries?
Devin Love: 2025 has been a solid year of growth with interesting developments around newer players in the industry. They’re driving changes to channel partnerships vs. big marketing and sales efforts, changing the power balance when it comes to pricing and availability of a solution.
SSI: What has been the most surprising development in the security industry this year?
Love: I’m surprised to see the level of change in leadership across the industry. Many similar faces moving about, but new faces from Silicon Valley and beyond driving positive change.
SSI: Which emerging security technologies do you think are overplayed? Which ones do you think will truly transform the practice of security integration in the coming years?
Love: The cloud vs. on-prem vs hybrid debate is overplayed. It shocks me we are still talking about it, as the world has moved on and customers care about outcomes more than architecture. Aliro is set to transform the industry. It’s not getting enough attention, even as mobile credentials is continuously discussed. I believe we are underestimating the standard.
SSI: What’s liable to catch some security industry dealers, installers and integrators off guard in the coming year?
Love: Continuing on the statement above, the increasing sales and marketing power of solution providers changes the role of the channel. Channel players will need to specialize or bring their own firepower to remain in control.
SSI: Finish this sentence: 2026 will be remembered as the year that the security industry…
Love: … ended the physical security silo. We will live in an environment mixed with IT, business intelligence and other increasingly complex and elegant real world problem solving from here on.
