Atos CEO: Olympics data loss of greater concern than cyber attacks

Sooraj Shah
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Olympics IT partner says it is prepared for a range of security attacks

The biggest IT security concern for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is not cyber attacks, but losing real-time data, according to Patrick Adiba, CEO of the Iberia region for IT service...

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