Missoula Infosec - April 2023

Join us for a fun opportunity to talk security and network with the community. This month we're super excited about our featured speakers from Universal Music Studios and VisionNet:

• Sean Wright, SVP of Information and Physical Security at Universal Music Group
• Ben Mayo, Senior Network & Security Engineer, Vision Net

Blackfoot will be treating us to a full bar (Rhino) and dinner (Biga pizza/platters). Many thanks to our friends at Blackfoot!!!

Agenda (approximate):
- 5PM - Networking & snacks
- 5:30 - Announcements, introductions
- 5:45 PM - Talk by Ben Mayo of Vision Net ("Let’s Get Physical: Why You Can’t Have Information Security Without Physical Security")
- 6:15PM - Cyberside Chat featuring Sean Wright of Universal Music Group
- 7PM - Done!

Speaker Bios:
* Sean Wright is the SVP of Information and Physical Security at Universal Music Studios, where he has spent a decade overseeing and converging global cyber and physical security programs, and led initiatives to achieve IPO compliance and public stock offering. He has over 20 years of experience and led program deployment for global Fortune 500+ companies including Disney, and was CISO for OneWest Bank, Paramount Pictures and Mattel.

* Ben Mayo is the Senior Network & Security Engineer for Vision Net, where he leads security of all company assets, including digital and physical security, and oversight of a large-scale IP/MPLS telecommunications network. Ben takes a "Purple Team" approach to security, applying both offensive and defensive security skills and practices to enhance Vision Net's security posture.

Talk Description:
Let’s Get Physical: Why You Can’t Have Information Security Without Physical Security
You’ve invested in the latest Next-Generation Firewalls, your end-point protection is smarter than the latest version of ChatGPT, you require DNA analysis as a second authentication factor, yet, someone just walked into your building pretending to be the UPS delivery person and walked out with your Dell server. What went wrong? Information security is often 100% focused on the digital, or cyber, side of the equation, but you can’t have information security without physical security. Come learn how to protect your ass(ets) in the physical realm while seeing real-world attacks against physical access controls systems.