France Gears Up Against Inevitable Cyberattacks on Paris Olympics

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced that France is preparing to mitigate the impact of inevitable cyberattacks on the Paris Olympics. Highlighting recent technology risks, including a global tech outage by CrowdStrike, he emphasized the importance of limiting disruption to the event.

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has assured that France will do everything possible to minimize the impact of inevitable cyberattacks on the Paris Olympics, labeling it a major target. Speaking at the ANSSI software security agency, Attal said, "We are a target. There will be cyberattacks. The key thing is to limit their impact."

The gravity of the technology risks facing the Paris Olympics was underscored earlier this month. A global tech outage involving the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike disrupted broadcasters, healthcare, banking services, and affected some operations of the Paris Games organizers.

With heightened technology vulnerabilities, the French government, along with cybersecurity agencies, are ramping up efforts to protect the integrity and smooth conduct of the Paris Olympics against potential cyber threats.

(With inputs from agencies.)