London Olympics officials prepare for cyber attacks

As athletes compete for Olympic gold, a different group will seek international recognition — online hackers. Olympic security officials are bracing for an onslaught of cyber assaults that could easily surpass the 12 million attacks a day, or 500,000 an hour, that were logged during the Beijing Olympics four years ago. "From the hacker's perspective, this is the mother of all opportunities," said Larry Ponemon, president of the Ponemon Institute, an Internet think tank. The London Olympics is particularly vulnerable because it will be the most technologically interconnected, social media-driven event yet, security analysts said.