Securing the Spotlight: Inside the Investigations That Protect America’s Largest Events
Security starts from within. The most sophisticated perimeter protection and threat detection systems cannot compensate for insider risk that goes unexamined.
This article was originally posted in Federal News Network.
At large-scale events like World Cup matches, a Super Bowl or the LA 2028 Olympics, viewers around the world will turn their attention to the athletes. At these types of large-scale events, often categorized as National Special Security Events (NSSEs), a tightly choreographed collaboration of federal, state and local agencies is required to manage logistics, intelligence and operational response. The spotlight may be on the athletes and fans, but the unsung work happens behind the scenes, where security teams and support personnel operate before, during and after each event to ensure the safety of participants and spectators. While much of that focus is outward, securing perimeters, screening crowds and scanning for external threats, some of the most significant risks can come from inside the event itself.
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