Guarding Gold: Cybersecurity Challenges Ahead of the Paris Olympics

This article outlines the elevated cybersecurity posture for the 2024 Paris Olympics, highlighting expectations of unprecedented threat levels from organized crime, activists, and nation-states—including Russia-linked disinformation—and detailing preparations by ANSSI in partnership with Cisco and Eviden, with added U.S. support. It emphasizes broad risk across Olympic and peripheral systems (from broadcast and financial platforms to city infrastructure), notes potential impacts like espionage, disruption, and social engineering, and cites industry perspectives on increased attack volume and defensive readiness, including attention to supply-chain risks and the dual role of AI.