From Drones To Data: How Amazon Secures AWS Re:Invent
Forbes December 12, 2024
Every year, AWS re:Invent transforms the neon-lit energy of Las Vegas into a global technology epicenter. With roughly 60,000 attendees spread across seven sprawling venues, covering over six million square feet, and another 400,000 participants engaging online, the conference is nothing short of a city within a city. But beyond the keynote speeches and workshops lies a meticulously orchestrated security operation designed to protect attendees, data, and infrastructure at an unprecedented scale.
I had a unique opportunity during the AWS re:Invent conference to sit down with Steve Schmidt, VP of Security Engineering and Chief Security Officer at Amazon, and Mark Brogan, Director of Protective Services at Amazon. I also got a look behind the scenes at the AWS re:Invent security...