El Universal, one of Mexico's leading news organizations with 110 years of history, faced heightened cybersecurity and business continuity demands during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
With Sangfor Athena XDR, El Universal achieved measurable improvements in threat detection and incident investigation:
- Threat Detection & Containment: During the World Cup, approximately 89,000 security alerts or suspicious activities were processed, 53 high-risk incidents were identified, and 23 confirmed threats were contained and remediated.
- Faster Incident Investigation: Investigation time was reduced from approximately 7 hours to just 30–50 minutes.
In this testimonial, Luis Frías, Infrastructure and Cybersecurity Manager at El Universal, shares how Athena XDR’s centralized visibility, threat correlation, and Sangfor’s technical support helped strengthen cybersecurity operations during the World Cup and beyond.
