IT polices will need to adapt to the challenges and changes presented by the 2012 Olympics, from increased demands on IT infrastructure to outside factors such as travel.

Analyst group Forrester have advised that IT must be focus on social media as well as remote access in the run up to and arrival of the 2012 Olympics. Forrester also referred to the Beijing Olympics as an example of how social media must be harnessed in order to avoid disruption.

Andrew Rose, Forrester principal analyst, said: “The controls many firms will implement to mitigate the risks associated with the summer of 2012 will form a legacy that will remain for many years to come”.