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The 2020 Summer Olympics will take place in Tokyo, Japan, where athletes from all over the world will compete for gold medals and personal recognition. Hosting the Olympics requires a lengthy period of preparation to ensure the safety and capability of competitors and spectators. The event requires spending billions on designing and building infrastructure. And as hackers now impact our digital world daily, the prioritization and investment in security – both physical and cyber.
A recent report shows that that two thirds of all 2016 cyber-attacks were aimed at Internet of Things (IoT) devices. With a growing number of digital threats, Japan worries that adversaries will hack devices connected to the IoT to disrupt Olympic infrastructure.