Securing Super Bowl LV
A peek at open XDR technology and defense that held up better than the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Protecting the Super Bowl from cyberattackers is no small task. In fact, it s a sprawling, messy mass of challenges converging on a day when (almost) 100 million people are watching.
This year, much of the job fell to ReliaQuest, the official cybersecurity partner for both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the NFL Super Bowl LV Host Committee. ReliaQuest CEO Brian Murphy and CTO Joe Partlow lay out the tasks:
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Protecting the stadium s wireless access points and payment systems. Defending the scoreboard from vandalism and sad fans hoping to change the score. Locking down the volunteer staff s background checks and COVID screening info. Securing coaches tablets and comms so their playbooks and play-calling are kept confidential. Making sure injury reports, starting lineups, and other valuable data aren t leaked to
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John P. Pironti is the President of IP Architects, LLC. He has designed and implemented enterprise wide electronic business solutions, information security and risk management strategy and programs, enterprise resiliency capabilities, and threat and vulnerability management solutions for key customers in a range of industries, including financial services, insurance, energy, government, hospitality, aerospace, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, media and entertainment, and information technology on a global scale for over 25 years. Seth Geftic Sophos
Seth is a Director at Sophos focusing on endpoint security. Prior to joining Sophos he was a Director of Product Marketing at Invincea (acquired by Sophos in 2017). Seth was previously a Senior Manager in the Advanced Security Operations Center (SOC) Solution group and the cybercrime team at RSA. He is an industry expert in fields of endpoint security, breach detection, incident response, fraud, and cyber threats. Seth