Cybersecurity for 2024 Paris Olympics — new video posted to AP Newsroom

In this video, he explains why the Olympic Games are a tempting target for cyberattacks and what defenders will need to keep in mind when running cybersecurity for this event. 

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Eugene Spafford is a professor of computer science and the executive director emeritus of the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security, or CERIAS, at Purdue University. In this video, he explains why the Olympic Games are a tempting target for cyberattacks and what defenders will need to keep in mind when running cybersecurity for this event. Spafford says the Olympics is a worldwide event with tens of thousands of visitors. Not only do defenders need to worry about the Olympic events themselves, but they also need to protect the surrounding community; electrical power, water distribution and transportation systems; and the screening of attendees. Potential actors that may be motivated to target the Paris Games this year include the Russian Federation, Islamic terrorist groups, and various other political and environmental activists. Spafford says cybersecurity for the Olympics will be an international effort, with French authorities, the International Olympic Committee and NATO allies all contributing to the protection of the Games and surrounding community. 

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