Ever wondered how top universities protect their cutting-edge research from prying eyes while ensuring seamless access for their scholars? Join us as Michael Spaling, Principal Security Architect at the University of Alberta, takes us behind the scenes of this high-stakes balancing act. Just like any other large organization, research universities have many different stakeholder, operational and regulatory requirements, thousands of employees and tens of thousands of customers.

In a strange twist, both Mr. Spaling and podcast cohost Tim McCreight are also recent recipients of industry awards, prompting a few questions that reveals some darker elements of social media while continuing to offer security leadership.