The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil, have showcased some incredible athletes, including many still in their teens. American swimmer Katie Ledecky, 19, has set new world records and earned four gold medals. Simone Biles, 19, and Laurie Hernandez, 16, are two members of the championship U.S. women’s gymnastics team…
Rocky Anderson threatens suit over alleged spying during 2002 Olympics
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Washington • Former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson is planning to notify several federal agencies he will sue them if they don’t settle claims of violation of privacy for an alleged dragnet surveillance program around the 2002 Winter Olympics in…
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo shares its plans to deliver 5G in time for the Olympics in 2020
While the standard for the 5th generation of mobile communications has not been officially defined, nearly all the carriers and switchgear manufacturers are on the same page when it comes to the type of performance users can expect. Those expectations? Speed, stupid-fast data speed, and crazy-low latency. The challenge is…
Japan to train thousands on cyber-security ahead of 2020 Olympics
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans According to local newspaper Nikkei, Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has put forward a set of cyber-security proposals in relations to the Games, and intends to request around 20 billion yen (£103 million) in government funding over the four…
Japan Says to Hackers, Kick us as Hard as you can in Cyber security drill before Olympics
Japan plans to gather 50+ cyber security experts at emergency response center in Tokyo and minimum 150 security experts outside the emergency response center to defend against a simulated attacked on japan’s 21 state ministries and agencies along with 10 industry associates, said Ikuo Misumi, a hacking expert at Japan’s…
U.S. Department of State hosts online information session for the Sochi Olympics
Ashley Bennett Top Priority Sector: military_force_protection U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf hosted an online information session via Google Hangouts entitled “Traveling to Support Team USA in Sochi? Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars
Former Secretary of Homeland Security to speak about Sochi Olympics
Top Priority Sector: military_force_protection Image Caption: Tom Ridge Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars
Cybersecurity expert explains the risks at Sochi Olympics
Ashley Bennett Top Priority Sector: it_security People interested in attending the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi are advised to take extra precautions to protect themselves from cyber attacks during the events, according to Lysa Myers, a cybersecurity expert. Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars
Sochi Olympics prepares for security threats
Ashley Bennett Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders Many people are concerned about the upcoming 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi due to some of the recent terrorist threats. Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars
Q&A on the troubled G4S effort to provide security guards for the London Olympics
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: perimeter_protection Image Caption: Buckles (front right)and Horseman-Sewell faceparliamentary committee The inability of G4S to produce the 10,400 security guards it had contractually promised to provide at various venues of the rapidly-approaching London Olympics has put […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry… View full…
