Cities hosting major events need more focus on wireless, drone defense

With the FIFA World Cup coming to the United States, Canada and Mexico this year, cybersecurity experts are warning that the risks are rising from rapidly evolving threats such as drones and wireless surveillance.

Wireless communications have grown in importance and criticality, with connections to security systems, operational technology (OT), and application connectivity all expanding dramatically over the past decade. One major application for wireless communications are drones, which have been used increasingly in conflict zones and pose potentially greater dangers for civilian populations.

The concern is that threat actors will translate what they have learned to civilian settings, says Cordell Bennigson, CEO for the US market at R2 Wireless, a company focused on real-time radio-frequency monitoring.

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