One of the more striking responses in our recent Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey was the one where 85 percent of all respondents said that their current security stance was merely “adequate” or “not good enough.” As security concerns increase and as digital touchpoints also expand, it’s also perhaps not a surprise that planned spending on cybersecurity measures was the No. 2 priority identified by venues that responded to our survey, when asked what their investment priorities would be over the next 12-18 months.
In our recent podcast with Verizon’s Kevan Akers, he did a great job of breaking down the security components that a venue must consider, including both infrastructure like wired and wireless networks, and the data residing in the venue’s enterprise business systems. Take a listen to the podcast, and also download the survey results and white paper to get more insight from venue professionals.