With the World Cup in full swing, stadiums across North America are currently accommodating thousands of fans every match day. That said, the stadiums’ biggest security challenge isn’t of a physical nature.
It is not hyperbolic to say that football stadiums are some of the most chaotic endpoint environments in enterprise IT. On game days, tens of thousands of unmanaged, unknown devices connect to stadium networks, alongside payment systems, digital displays, operations platforms and venue staff devices. This creates a massive attack surface with a potential for serious disruptions, such as payment outages at concessions, delays in live streaming and interruptions to other venue operations.
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