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Remind employees to be wary of fake apps and too-good-to-be-true streaming options on the eve of the Games.
While previous Olympic games have faced cybersecurity threats, the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, also known as Paris 2024, will see the largest number of threats, the most complex threat landscape, the largest ecosystem of threat actors, and the highest degree of ease for threat actors to execute attacks, according to IDC. To defend against these attacks and avoid significant disruptions, IDC estimates that revenue from cybersecurity services in France will increase by $94 million in 2024 as a result of the Olympic Games, adding just over two percentage points to total cybersecurity services spending. Paris 2024 will be the most connected games ever, including but not limited to back-of-house systems, financial systems, critical national infrastructure, city infrastructure, sport technology, broadcast technology, and merchandising and ticketing.
A large-scale fraud campaign with over 700 domain names is likely targeting Russian-speaking users looking to purchase tickets for the Summer Olympics in Paris. Researchers analyzing the campaign are calling it Ticket Heist and found that some of the domains were created in 2022 and the threat actor kept registering an average of 20 new ones every month.
Organisations linked to the Paris Olympics 2024 have an increased risk of cyber attacks, including ransomware, credential leaks and phishing campaigns, a study has found. TechRepublic takes a closer look at the highest priority cyber threats to the 2024 Paris Olympics identified in the report.
Still throwing toys out the pram over its relationship with international sport, Russia is engaged in a multi-pronged disinformation campaign against the Olympic Games and host nation France that's intensifying as the opening ceremony approaches. The video hasn't been officially linked to Russia, but Russian-speaking accounts were promoting it, suggesting it could be part of the broader campaign against this year's Olympics.
Despite the opposition of 38 civil society groups, the French National Assembly has approved the use of algorithmic video surveillance during the 2024 Paris Olympics. On Thursday, the French National Assembly adopted Article 7 of the pending bill, which authorizes automated analysis of surveillance video from fixed and drone cameras.
Bring a burner to the Olympics, and other mobile device travel safety tips. In order to know what's awaiting you in regards to privacy laws, Turner recommends checking the U.S. State Department Travel Advisory website for a quick rundown of any legal differences you may run into while abroad. As for universally applicable safety tips for protecting your mobile devices and data, Turner and Forrester security and risk analyst Allie Mellen both have tips.
Use a burner phone if you're traveling to the Olympics, the FBI warned on Tuesday, lest you come home with a nasty case of malware and/or snatched personal data. The FBI didn't mention specific threats, per se, but its alert warned those traveling to the February 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and March 2022 Paralympics that we've seen this all before with the Olympics, where "Malicious cyber actors could use a broad range of cyber activities to disrupt these events."
The Federal Bureau of Investigation warned today that threat actors could potentially target the February 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and March 2022 Paralympics. "The FBI to date is not aware of any specific cyber threat against the Olympics, but encourages partners to remain vigilant and maintain best practices in their network and digital environments," the US security service said in a private industry notification issued on Tuesday.
China is mandating that athletes download and use a health and travel app when they attend the Winter Olympics next month. Citizen Lab examined the app and found it riddled with security holes.