Professional sports has a cybersecurity issue. Last year, the National Cyber Security Centre discovered that 70% of sports organisations face at least one cyberattack each year. This indicates a significant increase from general companies, of which only 32% reported dealing with cyber incidents or damaging cyber activities.
Multiple factors are influencing this trend. For starters, high-profile sporting events have become more digital in recent years. Sports teams, major league and global sporting associations, and entertainment venues have significant information, such as insights into athletic performance and each team’s competitive advantages, as well as sensitive consumer information. Threat actors are attempting to capitalise on the global sports industry, which is predicted to reach $623.6 billion by 2027.
Additionally, large-scale professional sports environments involve various connected gadgets and interconnected networks. For example, when Microsoft assisted in providing cybersecurity support for critical infrastructure facilities during a major global sporting event, we performed over 634.6 million authentications while protecting over 100,000 endpoints, 144,000 identities, and 14.6 million email flows.
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