It’s Not All Fun and Games: Cyber Threats to Professional Sports
summary
Leagues describe concrete defenses and failures: rapid “pop up” metro networks for events carrying live video for 700–800 staff, penetration tests that find malware on security camera servers days before a game, a 2019 Twitter account takeover and a nearby water treatment hack that almost affects stadium supply, plus dynamic NFT mints and blockchain experiments that require secure partners. They share intel with FBI/CISA, warn about commoditized threats like deepfake video attacks and AI‑assisted malware.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction to panel
- 1:03Day in the life of CSOs
- 9:13Collaboration with authorities
- 28:39Lessons from past incidents
- 36:43AI and emerging threats
- 44:34Future of cyber-physical security
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