In the second episode of The Black Hat Files, host Phillip Wylie sits down with Dan Meacham, VP, Information & Content Security at Legendary Entertainment.

The conversation goes straight to one of the most complex challenges facing security teams today: identity.

• How do you protect what’s real when anything can be replicated?
• What happens when superfans, insiders, or bad actors blur the line between engagement and exploitation?
• And how do organisations respond when deepfakes and synthetic media start to scale?

Drawing on his experience protecting one of the world’s leading entertainment companies, Meacham breaks down the risks surrounding digital identity, content security and the growing sophistication of social engineering tactics.

From deepfakes to fandom-driven threats, this episode explores what it takes to defend authenticity in a landscape where trust can be manufactured.

Because when identity can be copied, protecting what’s real becomes the priority.