Diana Lovati, CISO at AEG, on Global Cybersecurity Visibility Across Organizations

Diana Lovati, CISO at AEG and a TIME CISO honoree, discusses the challenge of leading cybersecurity across a global, decentralized organization spanning sports and entertainment. Drawing on 20 years of experience in national security and the intelligence community, Diana explains why cybersecurity and physical security need to work closely together, particularly around incident response and security visibility. The conversation also explores lessons Diana brings from national security, including the importance of connecting physical security with cybersecurity. For organizations operating venues and other complex environments, bringing these teams together around cyber incident response, technology, and visibility can help create a more unified approach to security. KEY TAKEAWAYS 📌 Global CISOs may need to adapt a broader security strategy across decentralized organizations 📌 Cybersecurity strategy should be flexible enough to address different organizational environments and stakeholders 📌 Physical security and cybersecurity are closely connected, particularly in venue environments 📌 Cyber and physical security teams can benefit from greater coordination around incident response 📌 Security teams should consider how their day-to-day technology stacks connect across functions 📌 Global visibility is an important consideration when managing security across decentralized environments 📌 Lessons from national security can inform cybersecurity without requiring organizations to adopt the same level of rigor TL;DR Diana Lovati discusses how she approaches cybersecurity leadership across AEG’s decentralized environment, highlighting the need for an adaptable global strategy, closer alignment between physical and cybersecurity teams, coordinated incident response, and greater security visibility. WHO IS THIS FOR? 📌 CISO 📌 CIO 📌 Security Leaders 📌 Cybersecurity Practitioners 📌 Physical Security Leaders 📌 Cyber Incident Response Teams 📌 Risk and Compliance Leaders 📌 Security Operations Teams 📌 Technology Executives 📌 Sports and Entertainment Security Leaders 📌 Venue Security Leaders 📌 Aspiring Cybersecurity Leaders FAQ Q: How does Diana Lovati approach cybersecurity at a global organization? A: Diana describes using a top-level global cybersecurity strategy while adapting that strategy based on the organization and stakeholders she is working with. Q: Why should physical security and cybersecurity work together? A: Diana highlights the close relationship between physical and cybersecurity, particularly in venue environments, and discusses bringing the teams together around cyber incident response and their day-to-day technology. Q: How does Diana Lovati’s national security experience influence her approach? A: Diana draws on 20 years in national security, mainly in the intelligence community. While she does not seek to apply national security-level rigor directly to AEG, she sees important fundamentals that can inform cybersecurity strategy. Q: What makes cybersecurity leadership challenging in a decentralized organization? A: Diana explains that a global CISO needs an overarching strategy while also being able to flex that strategy depending on the organization and audience. Q: What role does visibility play in global cybersecurity? A: Diana identifies global visibility as a key challenge when bringing together security teams and the technology environments they use. #CISO #Cybersecurity #SecurityLeadership #IncidentResponse #PhysicalSecurity #CyberResilience