From Reuters: Before the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks face off at Super Bowl LX, Levi’s Stadium needed a tech upgrade package.
To equip the venue for Sunday’s Super Bowl, the National Football League and the San Francisco 49ers laid down miles of fiber optic cable, set up hundreds of wireless access points and raised cyber defenses to fend off possible incursions.
The effort to prepare the stadium began in earnest more than a year ago.
The NFL has deployed a cybersecurity squad and set up a cyber command center to ensure a secure game.
“So the threat actors will take an environment like this, just like a pickpocket,” NFL Senior Director of Cybersecurity George Griesler said.
This year presents more of a threat than others, as attacks powered by artificial intelligence are a greater problem than in the past, said Costa Kladianos, 49ers Executive Vice President, Head of Technology.
Read more at Reuters
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