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61 B.C. L. Rev. 473 (2020)
The Sport of Cybersecurity: How Professional Sports Leagues Can Better Protect the Competitive Integrity of Their Games

handle is hein.journals/bclr61 and id is 485 raw text is: THE SPORT OF CYBERSECURITY: HOW PROFESSIONAL SPORTS LEAGUES CAN BETTER PROTECT THE COMPETITIVE INTEGRITY OF THEIR GAMES NATHANIEL GROW SCOTT J. SHACKELFORD IN TR OD U CTION ..................................................................................................................................... 474 I. INTRODUCING THE MULTIFACETED CYBER THREAT ..........................................................................476 A. Exploring the Internet of Everything ...........................................................................................477 B. Public Facilities and Critical Infrastructure Protection..............................................................479 II. ANALYZING THE APPLICABLE LEGAL REGIMES PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS, FACILITIES, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ................................................................481 A. The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act ...........................................................................................481 B. The Law of Trade Secrecy ...........................................................................................................483 1. Uniform Trade Secrets Act .....................................................................................................485 2. Economic Espionage Act........................................................................................................487 3. Defend Trade Secrets Act .......................................................................................................488 III. POTENTIAL CYBER THREATS TO THE U.S. PROFESSIONAL TEAM SPORTS INDUSTRY ......................489 A. Security of In-Game Technology .................................................................................................490 B. Security of Shared Data...............................................................................................................492 C. Security of Proprietary Databases ..............................................................................................495 D. Security of Biometric Tracking Devices ......................................................................................496 E. Gambling-Related Concerns .......................................................................................................497 IV. LEAGUES' CURRENT FRAMEWORK FOR CYBER-RISK MANAGEMENT .............................................499 A. Existing Applicable League Rules ...............................................................................................500 1. Major League Baseball...........................................................................................................500 2. National Football League .......................................................................................................501 3. National Basketball Association .............................................................................................503 4. National Hockey League ........................................................................................................504 B. League Disciplinary Precedents..................................................................................................505 1. Major League Baseball...........................................................................................................505 2. National Football League .......................................................................................................508 V. POLICY IMPLICATIONS ......................................................................................................................510 A. What We Can Learn from Using the Lens of Norm Entrepreneurs and Polycentric Governance....510 B. Proposing an Updated Cybersecurity Policy for U.S. Professional Sports Leagues....................512 C. A Potential Government Solution for US. Professional Sports Leagues' Cybersecurity Risks ...515 CONCLUSION .........................................................................................................................................521 473

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