Checking in on the state of cybersecurity and the Olympics
Summary: Cisco Talos writes that with the 2024 Olympics' Opening Ceremony two weeks away, cyber attacks are an absolute guarantee, noting that the 2018 Opening Ceremony in South Korea was disrupted by Olympic Destroyer, which briefly paused ticket-taking and took down several Olympics-related websites. France's cybersecurity agency head describes an "unprecedented level of threat," with tens of thousands of attendee devices creating new entry points and an Outpost24 study finding security stronger than at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
What's compelling: Tens of thousands of attendee devices connecting to public Olympic networks means tens of thousands of new entry points, and actors are already circulating an AI-generated fake Tom Cruise trailer and Telegram threats of terrorist attacks aimed at keeping attendees away.
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