Interel McAfee research survey
The 2012 Olympic Games and cybersecurity
MPs, Business People and Journalists
June - July 2011
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Background
 YouGovStone completed online interviews with:
- 100 Senior Business people
- 100 National journalists
- 100 Members of Parliament
 The surveys were completed between June 17th and July 12th 2011
 All results are based on a sample and are therefore subject to statistical errors normally
associated with sample-based information.
 Any percentages calculated on bases fewer than 50 respondents must not be reported as
they do not represent a wide enough cross-section of the target population to be considered
statistically reliable. These figures will be italicised. If reporting MPs by party please refer to the
actual number of MPs from that party who answered the question as reported and compare it
to the actual number interviewed, rather than using percentages.
Results for MPs are weighted by party to give a sample that is representative of the House of
Commons.
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What do you rate as the biggest threat, if any, to the success of the
London 2012 Olympic Games?
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Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs
Which of the following do you believe accurately describes what a
cyber-attack is? You can select as many options as you wish.
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Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs
How likely do you think it is that there will be a large cyber-attack
on the Olympic Games?
5
Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs
How concerned are you, if at all, that the success of the Games
might be compromised by a large cyber-attack?
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Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs
On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is not at all serious and 5 is very serious, how serious do
you think the threat of cyber-attack is in each of the following Olympics IT functions?
Mean scores
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Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs
On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is not at all serious and 5 is very serious, how serious do
you think the threat of cyber-attack is in each of the following Olympics IT functions?
Personal details of competitors and teams
Mean score
2.51
2.32
2.18
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Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs
On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is not at all serious and 5 is very serious, how serious do
you think the threat of cyber-attack is in each of the following Olympics IT functions?
Ticket sales
Mean score
2.41
2.12
2.05
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Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs
On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is not at all serious and 5 is very serious, how serious do
you think the threat of cyber-attack is in each of the following Olympics IT functions?
Failure of timing systems for events
Mean score
2.28
2.21
1.95
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Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs
On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is not at all serious and 5 is very serious, how serious do
you think the threat of cyber-attack is in each of the following Olympics IT functions?
Media and broadcast operations
Mean score
2.39
2.34
2.18
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Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs
On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is not at all serious and 5 is very serious, how serious do
you think the threat of cyber-attack is in each of the following Olympics IT functions?
Co-ordination between Olympic venue IT systems
Mean score
2.69
2.51
2.20
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Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs
On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is not at all serious and 5 is very serious, how serious do
you think the threat of cyber-attack is in each of the following Olympics IT functions?
Overall systems failure
Mean score
3.10
3.03
2.56
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Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs
On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is not at all serious and 5 is very serious, how serious do
you think the threat of cyber-attack is in each of the following Olympics IT functions?
Transport infrastructure
Mean score
3.03
2.98
2.65
14
Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs
In your view where do you think members of the public are most at risk if a
cyber-attack were to take place relating to the Olympics?
15
Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs
On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is not at all concerned and 5 is very concerned,
please state how concerned you are about each of the following being
vulnerable to a cyber-attack. Mean scores
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Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs
On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is not at all concerned and 5 is very concerned, please state
how concerned you are about each of the following being vulnerable to a cyber-attack.
UK nuclear installations
Mean score
3.19
3.58
3.09
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Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs
On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is not at all concerned and 5 is very concerned, please state
how concerned you are about each of the following being vulnerable to a cyber-attack.
High street banks
Mean score
3.14
3.53
3.08
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Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs
On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is not at all concerned and 5 is very concerned, please state
how concerned you are about each of the following being vulnerable to a cyber-attack.
The National Grid
Mean score
3.00
3.53
3.04
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Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs
On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is not at all concerned and 5 is very concerned, please state
how concerned you are about each of the following being vulnerable to a cyber-attack.
The Olympic Games
Mean score
2.35
2.12
2.07
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Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs
On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is not at all concerned and 5 is very concerned, please state
how concerned you are about each of the following being vulnerable to a cyber-attack.
Your personal computer
Mean score
2.81
3.08
2.84
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Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs
I feel I don’t understand cyber security and the cyber
threat enough
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Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs
I feel that I do understand cyber security and the cyber
threat enough
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Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs
I think the risk of cyber-attack will grow in the future
24
Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs
I would like to know more about cyber
security and the cyber threat
25
Base: 100 UK Business people, 100 UK Journalists, 100 MPs