H-ISAC TLP White Finished Intelligence Report: Tokyo 2021 Olympics: Potential Targets on the World Stage
July 9, 2021
The international Olympics generate a myriad of international relations issues, political acts from local dissidents, and a novel opportunity for nation state actors to exploit and damage reviled entities upon an international stage. Japan’s geopolitical relations with Eastern Eurasian entities, along with their physical location on the Sea of Japan and East China Sea, create a highly dynamic and clustered environment that is hosting one of the largest athletic events in the world. Any nation state that is not aligned with Japan may see an opportunity to try to embarrass Japan through a cyberattack or disruption of essential services.
Whether via direct attacks or by brand sponsor disruption, nation state actors will target any opening of any entity that has a direct connection to some aspect of the 2021 Summer Olympics. Brand sponsors, specifically, have large commercial environments, complex technical logistics systems, and monetary holdings that can be targeted due to their signaled support of the games. While the sponsor holds no political stances towards the geopolitical and regional issues of the host nation, APTs could readily target infrastructure of businesses that have indirect ties to the games.
Please download the report below for further analysis regarding the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games.
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