The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy partnered with Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 to safeguard the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. With over 1.5 million attendees and five billion viewers, the event faced intense cyber risk. Unit 42 conducted compromise assessments, penetration testing, and real-time monitoring across over 80,000 endpoints and IoT systems. The result was a threat-informed, resilient cybersecurity program that protected tournament operations, spectators, and infrastructure. Continuous threat intelligence, incident response readiness, and end-to-end integration helped ensure a seamless, secure World Cup experience.

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