From the article: "Cybersecurity is still a second priority, but its tools and
techniques are helping to shore up physical security at the Games, using big
data analysis techniques to identify suspicious activity, imminent threats, and
unexpected holes attackers in the real or digital worlds could exploit.
Digital attacks on the London Olympics could easily surpass the 12 million
hack attempts recorded during the Beijing Olympics four years ago, according to
Larry Ponemon of the Ponemon Institute.
… big data analysis apps are searching through the tens of
thousands of logs generated every day. They are tracking nearly every hint of
physical and digital activity within the Olympic Village and the population of
spectators and Olympic Games workers outside it." Read more
