Securing a successful merger: Insights from MGM Studios

The document summarizes MGM Studios’ security journey shared by its CISO at AWS re:Invent, focusing on managing cloud-driven complexity without increasing headcount, democratizing security across engineering using tools like Wiz, and orchestrating security during the Amazon merger. It emphasizes building a shared language between security and development teams to improve prioritization and response (e.g., during Log4j), and underscores the cultural challenges of M&A alongside the need for clear risk context to drive coordinated action.