According to the recent warning made by Francis Maude, Cabinet Office minister, the London 2012 Olympics Games will not be immune to the cyber attacks. But it also depends on the kind of cyber attack, as CIO for LOCOG, London Organizing Committee for Olympics Games stated last year, that “cyber criminals found it very hard to launch a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on the Games”.
During his visit to Estonia, Maude stated that during 2008 Beijing Olympics approximately 12 million cybersecurity attacks have been done. According to the reports, hackers are also planning to disrupt this year’s Games as well.
He also stated, “We have rightly been preparing for sometime. A dedicated unit will help guard the London Olympics against cyber attack. We are determined to have a safe and secure Games.” Foreign intelligence agencies and groups who are functioning on their behalf will continue to target the UK government networks.
He further added, “We know that the threat is accelerating.”
Olympics IT outsourcer Atos stated that it has completed its first live batch of tests for London 2012 Olympics very successfully. This will comprise of testing of technology security, communications, media and sports systems.
On 18 May, technology testing updates are due from Atos. Several number of UK banks have undergone some tests to ensure that would be able to cope up with cyber attack, which will stop customers to access cash as well as public transport disruptions during the Olympics Games.
In this test, around 87 financial companies and banks participated, such as HSBC, Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds. The best way to be the part of this prestigious sporting event is with online advance
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