
Episode #11
FIFA: What Was Seen and What Comes Next
The 2026 World Cup was the biggest ever staged: three nations, sixteen host cities, forty-eight teams, and by the time we do this live stream, there will be just one final left to play. John Mulligan of Rebel Global Security joins us to look back at what the tournament demanded of corporate and event security teams and what it signals for events still to come. We'll get into why the real exposure sat outside the stadium gates, how cyber, physical, crowd and geopolitical risk kept colliding on shared infrastructure, and the practical takeaways security leaders can apply to their own programs. In addition to being a Senior Advisor for Intelligence with Rebel Global Security, John is a 39-year veteran of the U.S. Intelligence and National Security Community and has provided direct support to multiple Olympics and international sporting events across the physical, cyber, and information domains. There are few people better placed to break this down.






