Protecting sports fans online

Take back control with ZeroFox

In our digital world, it’s no longer a question of ‘who has an online presence?’ but ‘who doesn’t?’

Almost every business uses a public online platform – be it a website, social media profile, official app or more – to interact and connect with loyal customers.

The problem? These platforms are being exploited and mimicked by attackers and fraudsters, causing untold damage across an ungoverned public attack surface. With great ease, attackers can spoof your site, create fake social media profiles, siphon revenue, and destroy customer trust.

By copying the logo, trademarks, name and visual likeness of a brand, impersonators can trick customers into providing personal data or sending money. The buying and selling of counterfeit game tickets, for example, is a common issue for football clubs and sports teams.

The problem is getting worse. With more and more digital platforms coming onto the scene, digital risks are on the rise. From frauds and scams to phishing attempts and credential theft, security teams need to be armed with the right tools to fight back.



ZeroFox safeguards organisations from digital threats across all publicly available platforms. It’s purpose-built to identify and remove impersonating accounts, websites, emails and phone numbers.

Thanks to advanced email protection, it secures your organisation against account takeover, fake accounts and scams, in which attackers replicate brand logos, messaging and product photos to defraud customers.

Crucially, ZeroFox has been hailed as a game-changer for sports organisations. Sports teams and brands have a huge online footprint and it’s commonplace for official social media accounts to have thousands, if not millions, of followers.

With vast online communities to serve and prestigious reputations to uphold, it’s vital that sports organisations have measures in place to protect against reputational damage, fraud, impersonation, physical threats, and more.

These might include:

    • Online impersonation of a player, club or CEO
    • Selling counterfeit goods such as merchandise and team shirts
    • Unauthorized selling of legitimate trademarked goods
    • Cyber threats across social media/mobile apps/forums/marketplaces/domains and more
    • Trolls smearing your organisation or threatening players and executives

Sports teams have devoted and trusting fan bases and attackers are all too willing to take advantage of that allegiance. Scams, such as selling counterfeit tickets and merchandise, can be extremely convincing, leading fans to hand over their data and cash without a second thought.

Thanks to ZeroFox, your reputation and fans are in safe hands. Working with major teams and players’ associations across various sports around the world, it’s clamping down on digital reputational risks, every single day.

Oct 07 2026

Core to Cloud appoints David Brown as Managing Director

Core to Cloud is delighted to welcome David Brown as Managing Director, bringing more than 20 years of experience across cybersecurity, managed services and technology...
Sep 10 2026

Andy Gamble joins Core to Cloud as Advisory Board Chair

Former Currys Group CIO brings nearly 30 years of technology leadership experience to support our growth and strengthen the expertise behind our customer services....
Apr 16 2026

Supply Chain Risk Has Changed: How to Maintain Visibility Across Your Third Parties

Third-party risk management has shifted from a procurement checkbox into a core operational and governance concern, largely because most organisations now depend on a...
Apr 10 2026

The Cyber Security & Resilience Bill: What It Is, Where It’s Heading, and Why You Shouldn’t Wait

Last updated: 10th April 2026 If you manage third-party risk, supplier assurance, or cyber compliance, the UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will directly change...
Mar 14 2026

Ransomware Report 2025: The Threat Is Far From Over

At first glance, the second half of 2025 looked like progress for defenders. Reported ransomware victims fell slightly. But the wider picture tells a different story:...
Jan 20 2026

Join Us in Supporting the Great Gloucestershire Mouse Hunt

Core to Cloud is proud to support the Great Gloucestershire Mouse Hunt, a county-wide campaign collecting essential computer peripherals to help improve access to...
Jan 14 2026

From Defence to Resilience: A Strategic Framework for Ransomware Preparedness

Ransomware has evolved into a highly organised and commercially driven threat, capable of bypassing traditional cyber security controls. As attacks become more...
Nov 11 2025

Core to Cloud Partners with The ITSA Digital Trust to Empower Digital Inclusion and Support Sustainable Technology

At Core to Cloud, we’ve always believed that technology should make a positive difference by protecting people, enabling innovation, and building a more inclusive...
Oct 27 2025

Human-led, AI-Enhanced MDR: Rethinking the Balance of People and Technology

By Phil Howe, CTO at Core to Cloud It’s getting colder and wetter outside, and to some the security landscape may feel more complex than ever. Threat actors are faster,...
Oct 22 2025

From Warning to Action: The NCSC Calls on UK Organisations to Build Resilience

In its 2025 Annual Review, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued one of its clearest warnings to date: organisations must prepare for a day when their...

Trusted by CISOs and IT teams at over 150 organisations