Bio

Francisco Artes is a recognized information security executive who has helped form many of the best practices for securing intellectual property within the computer gaming, motion picture, and television industries. A successful entrepreneur, he has experience in raising funding for and bringing innovative technology products to market. Mr. Artes is also known for his work on cybercrime, hacking, and forensic security with various federal, state and local government organizations as well as law enforcement agencies such as Europol, US Dept. of Homeland Security, FBI, Texas Rangers, and US Marshals. He has served as the Head of IT, Security, and DevOps for MaxPlay, the Principal Engineer and Chief Technical Architect for NSS Labs, Vice President, Chief Architect / Content Protection for Trace3, and Vice President, Security Worldwide for Deluxe Entertainment Services Group.