Inside Olympic Cybersecurity: Lessons From Paris 2024 to Milan Cortina 2026

Inside Olympic Cybersecurity: Lessons From Paris 2024 to Milan Cortina 2026 reveals how Franz Regul, now chief information security officer for BPI France, led the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games’ security effort for nearly five years. The piece notes that safeguarding operations covered more than 200 applications and 10,000 workstations, with a priority to keep the Games running smoothly while protecting customers, partners and data.

Regul emphasises building “cyber solidarity” across public agencies, partners, sponsors and infrastructure operators, including threat intelligence sharing across some 25 organisations ahead of and during the Games. The opening ceremony is described as “ground zero” for cybersecurity, with attackers potentially aiming to disrupt the world’s most-watched event, though the summer-long effort demanded vigilance throughout the Games.

According to Dark Reading, the interview underscores that cybersecurity is fundamentally about people, teamwork and trust, lessons Regul continues to apply in his current role at a French investment bank as Milan 2026 approaches.