Cybersecurity and the Olympics: Protecting the World's Biggest Sporting Event from Global Threats

Wednesday, July 24 | 12:30 PM ET

Cybersecurity and the Olympics: Protecting the World's Biggest Sporting Event from Global Threats

What we will discuss:

• Cybersecurity preparations for the Paris Olympics and other global sporting events
• The potential effect of cybersecurity breaches on systems involved in global sporting events, including broadcast and streaming, facilities operations and ticketing systems
• Recommendations for how sports teams, leagues and event organizers can prepare in advance to deter and react to cybersecurity threats

Who should attend:

• Representatives from teams, leagues and federations responsible for tech-influenced decisions around cybersecurity
• Event production teams and staff
• Vendors providing cybersecurity services and products
• Anyone interested in learning more about cybersecurity threats based by the sports industry and the necessary preparation and responses in the face of global threats

Featured speakers (Additional to be announced)

Pete Nicoletti has over 30 years of security, network and MSSP experience. In his current role as Americas CISO at Check Point Software Technologies, Mr. Nicoletti consults with C-levels and BoDs on optimizing security programs. Previously he served as a hands-on CISO for Hertz Global, Virtustream and Cybraics Defense, an AI/ML analytics DARPA-funded project. Before that, Mr. Nicoletti started the MSSP, security consulting, and pen/vulnerability testing teams as VP of security engineering at Terremark and successfully guided the services migration in the Verizon purchase. He received global top one and two recognition by Gartner for his cloud security deployments and designs and contributed to secure cloud reference designs as published in Intel Press. He is a founder, leader, board member and advisor for numerous security groups, including the ISSA where he served as a former chapter president.

Registration is free. All registrants will receive a link to watch the recording once the session concludes.

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