Why threat actors target large events like the Olympics

Enterprise Security Weekly's Adrian Sanabria discusses Fortinet's recently threat intelligence report with Fortinet's Derek Manky on how threat actors target the 2024 Summer Olympics and other large, headline-grabbing events.

"Traffic equals cash to cybercriminals, specifically," said Manky, adding there's a political angle with global events such as the Olympics in addition to cybercrime and monetization attacks. "It's literally a potpourri of all these different attacks coming together."