NFLPA Hires Cybersecurity Firm to Help Secure Social-Media Accounts

June 10, 2016   ·   Tim Daniels   ·   Jump to comments


The National Football League Players Association and cyberdefense services firm K2 Intelligence announced a new partnership Thursday to help players and their families better handle the threats high-profile athletes face on social media. 
Matt Schneidman of the New York Post reported Friday that players and family members can receive in-person training to learn about how to maximize their cybersecurity. The report included a statement from Tim Christine, the NFLPA's security and operations director: "We are enthusiastic to make this state-of-the-art cybersecurity solution package available to NFLPA members and their families to stay secure and to help with problems as they occur."
The news comes after two major social-media breaches in recent months, which brought the issue to the forefront for both the NFL and its athletes.
Just this week, somebody hacked the league's official Twitter feed and posted an announcement stating commissioner Roger Goodel...

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