Access control, hazardous materials restrictions, and other perimeter security measures are in effect to secure The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama.
Due to cybersecurity concerns, the FBI has asked athletes participating in the February 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and March 2022 Paralympics to use a temporary phone while at the games.
The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have jointly released best practices for touchless screening systems for events and venues.
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO) secures its historic concert hall with an access control and weapons detection system from STANLEY Security and Evolv, aiming to reduce security wait times and contact points for patrons.
Jeff Spoerndle, Vice President of BEST Crowd Management, who has led efforts to ensure training is provided to employees on emergency response in a high-threat situation, discusses the potential threat of domestic violent extremism at large events and critical safety considerations for venues.
Does traditional security information and event management (SIEM) still offer the robust protection it did back in the ’00s? Despite its reputation as a data security essential, traditional SIEM dashboards are leaving companies across the globe unknowingly vulnerable.
Over the course of these games, it’s become increasingly clear that the organizers did indeed exercise preventative measures and that despite the challenges and limitations of holding an Olympics during a pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics have been a real success story from a cybersecurity perspective. Organizers of all large-scale, televised sporting events—and indeed just all organizations in general—should look to this year’s games as a model to emulate.
Technology advancements for data, artificial intelligence (AI), and computing provide an opportunity for security teams to make screening both more effective and efficient, and to improve the detection of concealed weapons.