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Strategies for Securing Major Sporting Events

Liferaft |    June 17, 2026

Crowd cheering at a major sporting event, highlighting the importance of threat monitoring and event security planning.

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What Past Attacks Reveal About 2026 World Cup Security | Liferaft

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From local tournaments to global championships, major sporting events face an increasingly complex threat landscape. Security teams must protect people, venues, brands, and operations while delivering a safe and seamless fan experience.

In this edition of the Liferaft Security Spotlight Session series, Jenn Turnbull sits down with John Mulligan, Senior Advisor for Intelligence at Rebel Global Security, to discuss lessons learned from supporting major international sporting events and the role of intelligence, technology, and threat monitoring in modern event security.

Listen now: Strategies for Securing Major Sporting Events

 

In this episode, you will learn:

  • The unique security challenges facing major sporting events
  • How intelligence supports event planning and threat mitigation
  • Why OSINT and threat monitoring matter before game day
  • Lessons learned from securing global sporting events
  • How to balance fan safety and fan experience
  • The role of technology in modern event security
  • Key considerations for FIFA 2026 and future events

 

We turn open-source threat signals into credible, actionable intelligence so teams can move quickly from awareness to confident action.
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What Past Attacks Reveal About 2026 World Cup Security | Liferaft

Super Bowl LIII: Key Security Interceptions

Global Event Security Will be Tested in 2026 | Liferaft
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