The Identity Illusion: Deepfakes, Superfans & the Battle for Authenticity with Dan Meacham

The Black Hat Files is a podcast series unpacking the ideas, threats and technologies shaping cybersecurity today.

Each episode brings you into the conversations shaping how systems are tested, defended and built.

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

This episode focuses on one of the most complex challenges facing the industry right now: 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?
• How do organisations respond when deepfakes and synthetic media start to scale?

Drawing on his experience protecting global entertainment IP, 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.

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