Security Voices

Imagine you’re walking past the sports book in Las Vegas. People are betting on baseball, horses, and the usual fare. Something catches your eye, you look more closely and you can’t believe your eyes. People are betting on whether or not you're going to fail at doing your job this week!While this may sound far-fetched, this exact scenario played out for Tomas Maldonado, the then freshly minted CISO of the National Football League when the 2020 NFL Draft shifted to a virtual format unexpectedly due to the pandemic. Across Las Vegas, people were betting on the probability of a cybersecurity event disrupting the draft– the exact type of incident Tomás was hired to prevent. Our hour-long conversation with Tomás goes deep into the unique nature of “defending the shield” at the NFL, from concerns about drones at the games themselves to the elaborate planning that goes on before keystone events like the Superbowl. He gives us a window into the extent of information sharing across sports leagues that all face a comb