Game Plan: How Sports & Betting Can Prepare For The Coming Cybersecurity Battle
Strategy plus ability on the field; loyalty plus trust in the stands. This is a formula for winning and for profits; but without a comprehensive data security and privacy strategy, both professional and college sports teams, venues and betting establishments stand to lose both.
This article identifies strategies for sports and betting organisations to combat cybersecurity risks and privacy requirements, looking at
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Written by
Michael Bahar
Partner Michael Bahar is a litigation attorney in Eversheds Sutherland’s Washington DC office; and the co-lead of the firm’s global Cybersecurity and Data Privacy practice.
Baird Fogel
Baird Fogel is a partner at Eversheds Sutherland. He is an experienced transactional lawyer who advises clients on a variety of corporate matters and complex transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiations, commercial law and settlements, compliance, corporate governance as well as international project finance, project development, and project construction. He has particular experience with both domestic and international clients in the sports industry.
Kristi Kimiko Thielen
Kristi K. Thielen is an associate in Eversheds Sutherland's Corporate Practice Group and advises domestic and international clients on corporate business transactions, including venture financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate governance matters. She has particular experience with clients in the sports industry, including professional franchises and athletes in the NFL and NBA as well as sports betting and fantasy sport operators.
