7 Layers: What Is It Like to Secure the ‘Smart’ Las Vegas?

Chief Innovation Officer for the City of Las Vegas Michael Sherwood and Armis CTO Steve Gyurindak joined SDxCentral Editor Nancy Liu to discuss Las Vegas’ efforts on becoming a smart city, what it’s like to secure the Sin City, and what cities should look out for when building a smart-city network. Sherwood touted Las Vegas has one of the largest private cellular networks for a municipality that “provides connectivity to sensor systems, provides wayfinding as well as connecting students to schools.” “Smart City just really rolls into how we use technology to make better outcomes, create better amenities, and really create a great experience while you're here and technology is a huge part of that from safety and security to traffic flow.” Sherwood said. “We also have a mind on security and a mind on understanding our assets in ways we've never understood before.” One of the biggest things Armis discovered when securing the city is the diversity of different devices on its network, spanning from typical PC printers, IP cameras, to even game consoles, Gyurindak noted. And Armis is happy to offer the visibility for the network, he added. “Understanding the gravity of everything that is connecting and how it interacts, and being able to assemble a cogent security policy around that is what is the challenges I continuously hear,” Gyurindak said. “You need to use tools and different types of technologies to help you guard your portfolio of assets. So to that regard, budgets aren't going to balloon up right away. It really falls back to what types of tools can you provide to staff that can help them and assist them in a manner that gives them the greatest visibility of the network but also allows the business to continue,” Sherwood said. “We can't clamp it down to what we can't operate. But we certainly can use tools to help give us insights and tell us where our risks are, so that we can better defend and protect, [which] is a huge advantage.”   Photo (L-R): Steve Gyurindak and Michael Sherwood. Source: Armis and the City of Las Vegas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices