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When 80,000 fans log on at once: The 2026 World Cup’s unique cybersecurity issues

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.

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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.

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