Security Control Planes in the AI Era: Guardrails, Cryptography, & Careers

As organizations accelerate cloud adoption, automation, and AI, traditional point security controls break down and create dangerous gaps between tools, teams, and environments. This session introduces the concept of a security control plane and shows how identity, cryptography, and policy can work together to provide consistent guardrails across hybrid infrastructure without slowing down delivery. Attendees will learn practical patterns for secrets management, machine identity, and policy enforcement at scale, along with real-world lessons from building and operating these capabilities in highly regulated environments. The talk will close with concrete career guidance for security and DevOps practitioners who want to grow from “tool operators” into engineers who design and own security platforms and control planes.

This ISSA Chapter Meeting is open to non-ISSA members and there is no registration fee. We ask for a Reserve a Seat registration so that we can plan our food and refreshments. A zoom connection is available for those unable to attend with details below.

6:00 PM - Food & Networking

7:00 PM - 10 Minute Chapter Business Meeting

7:10 PM - Speaker Presentation - Atta Bari

If you are unable to attend in person, a Zoom Connection is available

and will start at 6:45 pm

Metro Atlanta ISSA Chapter is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Metro Atlanta ISSA Chapter's Zoom Meeting
Time: March 26, 2026 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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As organizations accelerate cloud adoption, automation, and AI, traditional point security controls break down and create dangerous gaps between tools, teams, and environments. This session introduces the concept of a security control plane and shows how identity, cryptography, and policy can work together to provide consistent guardrails across hybrid infrastructure without slowing down delivery. Attendees will learn practical patterns for secrets management, machine identity, and policy enforcement at scale, along with real-world lessons from building and operating these capabilities in highly regulated environments. The talk will close with concrete career guidance for security and DevOps practitioners who want to grow from “tool operators” into engineers who design and own security platforms and control planes.

Atta Bari

Atta Bari is a Senior Manager of Cryptography & Security Engineering at Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), where he leads teams building an enterprise security control plane to protect global financial market infrastructure. He has 15+ years of experience in cloud, DevOps/DevSecOps, and platform security across retail, banking, and data‑centric organizations, with deep hands‑on work in cryptography, secrets management, and zero trust architecture. His experience spans technologies such as HashiCorp Vault, Kubernetes, Terraform, and automation platforms, with a focus on turning security requirements into scalable, reliable engineering patterns. Bari has previously worked at TransUnion, BlackRock and other Fortune 500 companies, mentor and speaker within the technology community and has delivered sessions at Georgia Institute of Technology focused on career growth. He is passionate about helping practitioners move from isolated security tools to cohesive control planes that enable both innovation and strong risk management.

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