July 7 – The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) is developing predictive software technology for use in securing future major sports events. Combined with the use of smart data systems, the software is targeted to be used as part of big event safety and security planning.
Called ICSS ARMED™ Data-Fusion System (DFS), the project was unveiled by ICSS Group CEO Michael Hershman (pictured) who said: “In order to combat and prevent growing threats like cybersecurity, terrorism and hooliganism, it is important that there is a step-change in future public and private security efforts and it is vital that we urgently look at how emerging smart technology can be proactively used to support and safeguard major sport events in the future.”
Speaking at the INTERPOL World 2017 conference, Hershman outlined security challenges facing many major sport event hosts and gave insights into how emerging artificial intelligence and predictive technology can help automate, accelerate and enhance the ability to predict potential security threats.
Hershman said: “Alongside several key partners, we are in the process of developing the ICSS ARMED™ Data-Fusion System (DFS) – a comprehensive security resilience and predictive analysis platform designed to collect, integrate and analyse data to help event organisers, emergency services and law enforcement agencies predict potential threats and deliver safe and secure major events.
“As we have seen recently, technology that is used in the right way can play a pivotal role in protecting and securing large-scale major sporting events. At the ICSS, we believe strongly that there is now a clear need to help strengthen the smart data and security capabilities of major events and law enforcement agencies, as well as proactively enhance their situational awareness in the high-demanding security situations.”
The ICSS has become more proactive in recent months with a set of clearly defined sport security services products that events organisers, rights holders and governing bodies can buy into.
Last month ICSS set up a special investigations unit that can be hired to look into sports corruption, staffed by two ICSS Directors and experienced senior investigators, Fred Lord and Dale Sheehan.
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