{"id":32270,"date":"2018-02-06T16:55:09","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T16:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/06\/simply-attending-the-olympics-could-lead-to-cyber-troubles-for-government-leaders\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:33:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:33:38","slug":"simply-attending-the-olympics-could-lead-to-cyber-troubles-for-government-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/opinion\/2018\/02\/06\/simply-attending-the-olympics-could-lead-to-cyber-troubles-for-government-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Simply attending the Olympics could lead to cyber troubles for government leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the past few weeks, we\u2019ve seen reports that hackers have been attacking the 2018 Winter Olympics. I don\u2019t doubt that for a second. But I doubt very much that the Olympics are the cybercriminals\u2019 true target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The big cyber news so far out of Peyongchang has been a spearphishing campaign directed against organizations that are running logistics. McAfee Advanced Threat Research discovered the attack and <a href=\"https:\/\/securingtomorrow.mcafee.com\/mcafee-labs\/malicious-document-targets-pyeongchang-olympics\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">wrote about it last month<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That campaign, as reported, carries many of the marks of a nation-state cyberattack. Specifically, it appears the attackers researched and identified targets, created emails those people were likely to open and quickly customized an open-source tool that allowed them to hide malicious code in images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All that suggests the strategy and resources that nation-states typically deploy in their long-term cyber campaigns. And while there are many reasons hackers might want to attack the Olympics, I\u2019d wager the attackers aren\u2019t very much interested in the games themselves. It\u2019s more likely they are using the event as a pathway to something else \u2014 something like stealing the digital identities of powerful people, getting access to the networks they use, or spying on their organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever the attackers want, the Olympics are an opportune time to get it. Because when it comes to cybercrime, you don\u2019t get a much more target-rich environment than this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Think about it. You have a temporary city equipped with all the things that make the world move \u2014 transportation, telecommunications, energy, health care, finance. And you have all manner of people \u2014 athletes, doctors, dignitaries, heads of state, celebrities, all in the same place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All those people, and the support staff they bring, are using computers, tablets, smartphones and any number of mobile devices like watches and fitness trackers. And those devices are operating on unfamiliar networks \u2014 most likely without the highly customized firewalls and threat-detection tools that would ordinarily protect them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That opens a window of vulnerability \u2014 exactly the kind of opportunity a nation-state hacker needs to execute an attack and advance a long-term campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given the variety of targets, there are many ways an attacker could go. Compromising an athletic trainer\u2019s computer, for example, could help hackers spy on the universities or hospitals that person works for \u2014 or it could lead straight to a trove of medical records. Hacking the fitness trackers of a diplomat\u2019s staff could help unlock their phones and expose sensitive emails, texts and geolocation information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the breaches wouldn\u2019t just go away once the closing ceremonies wrap up. So, in that respect, cybersecurity at the Olympics becomes less about what happens during the games and more about what happens afterward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If I\u2019m running IT in Peyongchang, I\u2019m doing everything I can to segment the networks by function. I\u2019m making sure medical personnel\u2019s data flow is nowhere near retail point of sale, for example. And if I\u2019m a CTO whose organization is sending people to the games, I\u2019m reminding them all that simply being there makes them a target. I\u2019m telling them to look very skeptically at anything that hits their inbox. And, if I haven\u2019t already, I\u2019m moving my company from a system where people still share files over email to one that uses an alternative like a cloud-based app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any one of these steps can help thwart the hackers\u2019 spearphishing campaigns. The attackers won\u2019t go away, but they will have to resort to harder, more expensive tactics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For sure, some of the cybercriminals here are playing a short game. They want to cause chaos, make a political statement, steal money or pilfer data from people who are there simply trying to enjoy one of the world\u2019s great spectacles. But what I\u2019m most concerned about are those who have no interest in the Olympics at all \u2014 those who are simply using the event as an easy means to a bigger end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Mark Orlando is the chief technology officer for cyber services at Raytheon.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many reasons hackers might want to attack the Olympics: stealing the digital identities of powerful people, getting access to the networks they use, or spying on their 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