Don Assalone currently serves as the Director of Global Cybersecurity for Mohegan, bringing over 25 years of leadership experience in Information Security to the role. Throughout his distinguished career, Don has amassed a profound understanding of cybersecurity across various sectors, including E-commerce, healthcare, financial services, retail, and gaming.
At Mohegan, Don leads the Global Cybersecurity team and oversees cybersecurity across all Mohegan Domestic and International properties. Don and his team spearhead efforts in identifying, assessing, and mitigating information security risks to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. They also collaborate with each Mohegan property to enhance and standardize cybersecurity processes.
His responsibilities encompass aligning the Mohegan Enterprise with a Security and Governance Framework, deploying comprehensive training and awareness programs for end users, documenting and testing incident response protocols, monitoring compliance, and refining existing cybersecurity tools.
Beyond his professional achievements, Don and his family are dedicated to community service, regularly volunteering at their local Food Bank. Avid travelers, they enjoy frequent cruises, continuously exploring new destinations and creating lasting memories together.

Bailey comes to Cache Creek from The Venetian in Las Vegas. Drawing also on experience in Silicon Valley and the retail sector, Bailey’s resume reflects both the deep knowledge and broad skillset it takes to handle the technology demands of a complex organization. While his purview will be Cache Creek’s technology systems, Bailey says his success will start with people. By starting with the customer and working backward, while finding and developing the best personnel, he believes he will be able to strengthen Cache Creek’s existing systems and deliver new capabilities.

 Brent Hutfless leads the information security program for Wind Creek Hospitality, the gaming and hospitality enterprise of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Wind Creek offers a variety of hotel, casino, dining, shopping, and entertainment venues at 10 locations throughout the US and Caribbean. Prior to his transition into gaming and hospitality, he held technology and security leadership roles at US Navy headquarters-level commands and a top US Federal contractor. His career covers active-duty service, aviation, defense, gaming, hospitality, healthcare, intelligence, manufacturing, and training. Brent holds degrees in Computer Science from Troy University and Software Engineering from the University of West Florida, in addition to CISSP and Medical Informatics certifications. He has contributed to post-secondary textbooks, peer-reviewed medical research, and enjoys presenting subjects like artificial intelligence, dark web, foreign espionage, hacking, identity theft, and other interesting topics that educate and entertain.

I am a dedicated IT professional with a passion for cybersecurity and a proven track record of driving positive change in both people and systems. With a keen eye for trends and a relentless commitment to enhancing operations, I inspire individuals and teams to thrive in both business and life while ensuring the utmost security of digital assets.
My career is marked by a deep focus on cybersecurity, where I have consistently improved customer experiences, provided critical research and analysis, and played a pivotal role in system design and implementation with a strong emphasis on safeguarding against cyber threats.
As an IT Director, I have elevated IT infrastructure, policies, and processes, working collaboratively with stakeholders to support business growth while enhancing the organization’s cybersecurity posture with new resources and guidance.

 Matt Moon is an Information Technology and Casino Executive with 25 years total Casino I.T. leadership experience and 32 years in the I.T. field. He has worked at and opened Tribal and Commercial casinos in Louisiana, California, Michigan, and Indiana. Matt has been a part of the Four Winds team since 2007, holding the VP of IT position, and now serves as the Four Winds CIO for the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi’s four casinos. Matt is a veteran of the United States Air Force, and holds a B.A. in Mathematics.

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Meet Bishal Thapa, an Information Security Officer at the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa hailing from the picturesque landscapes of Nepal. Bishal initially pursued a career as an Environmental Lab Scientist for 11 years and contributed in protecting the environment and improve health and well-being of people. Driven by passion and curiosity for technology and cybersecurity, he transitioned into the realm of Information Security 5 years ago. Bishal has honed his skills over the past five years, safeguarding the digital infrastructure of a tribal organization. His journey reflects not only a commitment to adaptability but also a passion for protecting valuable data in the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity. Bishal Thapa embodies the fusion of traditional values with cutting-edge technology in his professional journey.

Reese Weber, MBA, CISSP, is the Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer for Indian Health Service at the California Area Office in Sacramento, CA. In this role, she works with Federal, Tribal and Urban healthcare facilities throughout California to improve their cybersecurity posture, technical infrastructure, privacy and security policies, and HIPAA compliance. In her 10 years at IHS, she served as both the System Administrator and Information System Security Officer (ISSO) before becoming the California Area Office CISO. Prior to joining Indian Health Service, she served as an ISSO for the Department of Defense, and before that, as a Technical Sergeant in the United States Air Force. Reese holds an MBA from Brandman University, a graduate certificate in Public and Non-Profit Leadership, a BBA in Information Systems, and the highest information security credential, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Her combined 20 years of civil service has given her a wide breadth of IT, security and leadership experience that lends to her passion and enthusiasm for all things cybersecurity. Reese has a mild (read: major) Disney obsession; and she loves traveling with her family.

Like you, Mr. Wilson is driven to help raise the bar on security by lowering risk. With over three decades of information security, speaking, and most importantly, real-life, in-the-trenches technical experience, his view on security can be radically different. He has the keen ability to translate complex technical issues into plain English for executives and other decision makers in the enterprise.

Paul Wirszyla currently works for Sycuan Casino and Resort as a Security Analyst. He has had an exciting, yet odd, 14-year career path in IT. Paul began his career studying port numbers while washing trays and taking orders in a McDonald’s drive-thru while attending ITT Tech for his bachelor’s in Cybersecurity. From there, the McDonald’s franchise he worked for promoted him to Operations Technology Person Level 3. Paul was a one-person help desk for 18 stores in San Diego County. A few years later, he managed to get a network administrator job at Barona Casino and Resort for the Surveillance department. In this case, The Network Administrator was tasked with servicing everything IT-related in the Surveillance department. In 2020, he went for his Master’s in Cybersecurity Engineering at the University of San Diego, and shortly after that, he went for the gold standard Cybersecurity certification, the CISSP, and got that as well. He has a passion for Cybersecurity and is excited to be here!