5 Steps to Help Secure Your City before a Large-Scale Event

The Center for Internet Security issues a five-step roadmap to help host cities and event organizers secure large-scale events—highlighting venue-specific multi-layered security planning, processes for identifying and reporting suspicious activity, an integrated cybersecurity posture (e.g., CIS Controls, MFA, patching, network segmentation, DDoS mitigation), detection and response to information operations (including AI-manipulated content), and unified command and public messaging—emphasizing coordination, information sharing, and rehearsal of response protocols ahead of events like FIFA World Cup 2026.