During the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, it was found that there were a total of more than 400 million cyber attacks on the systems and networks involved in the operation of the Games.
As a result of the measures, all were blocked and there was no impact on the tournament management.
This was revealed at a press conference jointly by the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and NTT, which was in charge of cyber security at the Games.
According to this, during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, a total of about 450 million cyber attacks were launched on the systems and networks involved in the operation of the Games.
That's more than double the data for the 2012 London Games, which are comparable.
Cyber attacks are believed to have come from a wide range of countries and regions.
Attacks that send a large amount of information to prevent browsing of the homepage and "password spray attacks" that attempt to steal passwords illegally have been confirmed, but as a result of countermeasures, all were blocked and the tournament was run. It means that there was no effect on.
At a press conference, Takeshi Tate, director of the Technology Services Bureau of the Games Organizing Committee, said, "We expect that cyber attacks will continue to increase. We would like to pass on the know-how of countermeasures gained at the Tokyo Games to the Paris Games three years from now." Said.