Advanced Preparation Was Key to a Secure Paris Olympics

The article reviews cybersecurity threats and defenses around the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, noting a surge in hostile activity — including misinformation/deepfakes, DDoS, data leakage attempts, surveillance, and espionage — but reports that despite more attacks than in previous Games, few succeeded and none disrupted core infrastructure; it highlights extensive preparatory work by ANSSI, private vendors, and security leadership to harden systems, run exercises, and centralize operations.