World Cup security: Preparing for the unexpected
Written by Phil on June 30, 2010 in disaster preparedness.
The FIFA World Cup games kicked off on June 11 in South Africa. One of the largest sporting events in the world, it features multiple games occurring across numerous cities, posing myriad logistical and communication challenges in an already volatile, high crime area.
So what’s the biggest challenge in protecting World Cup attendees? Willam Besse says it’s probably not what you think.
Security veteran Bill Besse details the complex planning that goes into protecting a client at the world’s largest sporting event.
See World Cup security: Preparing for the unexpected, by Joan Goodchild, Senior Editor, CSO Security and Risk.
Tags: FIFA, security, sporting event, World Cup
