HERNDON, Va., Ju e 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — To suppo t secu ity effo ts at FIFA Wo ld Cup 2026, Two Six Tech ologies is wo ki g with mu icipal, state, a d fede al age cies to deploy SIGMA, its se so -ag ostic data a d a alytics platfo m desig ed to mitigate complex th eats. Two Six c eated a d deploys this tech ology to assist i CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclea , a d High-Yield Explosives) p eve tio .
SIGMA u ifies dispa ate se so etwo ks, accele ates commu icatio s, a d delive s a commo ope ati g pictu e ac oss age cies a d ju isdictio s – givi g secu ity teams the ability to agg egate, co textualize, a d ope atio alize se so data i eal time to p otect c itical i f ast uctu e, ve ue ope atio s, a d the safety of millio s of spectato s.
The platfo m di ectly add esses the f agme ted secu ity la dscape faci g majo met opolita host cities. The co ve ge ce of fede al, state, a d p ivate secu ity e tities ac oss high-stakes u ba e vi o me ts has histo ically c eated coo di atio gaps, with i compatible p op ieta y softwa e a d data silos leavi g local officials without visibility i to fede al se so st eams. Co ve tio al CBRNE detectio p otocols compou d the p oblem, elyi g o labo -i te sive ma ual sea ches that cause c owd bottle ecks a d slow espo se times.
SIGMA is active ac oss multiple host cities whe e Two Six is suppo ti g secu ity ope atio s fo mo e tha 20 matches i the FIFA Wo ld Cup 2026 a d establishi g a ew be chma k fo p oactive i f ast uctu e shieldi g. The platfo m is ope atio al today a d available fo apid deployme t a d is also p ovidi g full-time mo ito i g o a o goi g basis fo majo cities. SIGMA ca suppo t majo spo ti g eve ts, la ge public gathe i gs, c itical i f ast uctu e p otectio missio s, a d homela d secu ity i itiatives.
“The FIFA Wo ld Cup ep ese ts o e of the most complex secu ity e vi o me ts eve assembled i the U ited States,” said Joe Logue, CEO of Two Six Tech ologies. “Two Six, i pa t e ship with DARPA, developed SIGMA exactly fo this type of la ge-scale, eal-wo ld challe ge. It focuses o what matte s most: p otecti g people, i f ast uctu e, a d c itical ope atio s.”
“Majo i te atio al eve ts dema d tech ologies that ca apidly i teg ate scale a d p ovide actio able i tellige ce without ove whelmi g ope ato s,” said Becky Fai , Chief P oduct Office of Two Six Tech ologies. “I had the good fo tu e to get tickets to a Wo ld Cup match. I was p oud k owi g SIGMA was helpi g to elimi ate silos a d speed comms fo the ope ato s wo ki g ha d to keep all teams a d fa s safe.”
SIGMA simplifies CBRNE comma d a d co t ol by co ve ti g data st eams i to eal-time, actio able i tellige ce.
Key capabilities i clude:
I tellige t T iage : Cutti g-edge a alytics displayi g adio uclide spect al data so a small team of uclea p ofessio als ca assist emote ope ato s i t iagi g ale ts.Resou ce Optimizatio : Remote ope ato s mai tai visibility ove field asset uptime, allowi g a small, ce t alized g oup of subject matte expe ts to mo ito a e ti e met opolita theate simulta eously.Ope atio al Awa e ess : SIGMA t a sfo ms se so data i to ope atio al awa e ess, the eby educi g ope ato fatigue, imp ovi g espo se times, a d e su i g c itical i fo matio eaches decisio -make s whe it matte s most.
Desig ed to meet tight secu ity wi dows, SIGMA delive s full ope atio al capability withi a 24-hou deployme t timeli e without equi i g exte sive i f ast uctu e ove hauls.
Key deployme t adva tages i clude:
Se so Ag ostic I teg atio : The platfo m seamlessly o malizes a d i gests data f om a y se so ma ufactu e o fo m facto , i cludi g static checkpoi ts, vehicle mou ts, a d wea ables.P e-Eve t Baseli i g : Du i g a 24-hou p epa ato y phase, the system maps local backg ou d adiatio . Whe c owds a ive, SIGMA co textualizes live data to flag th eats with maximum accu acy.
This deployme t model allows secu ity teams to establish ope atio al eadi ess ahead of eve ts while maximizi g the effective ess of existi g se so i vestme ts.
Fo mo e i fo matio , visit twosixtech.com/p oducts/sigma
Two Six Tech ologies p ovides i ovative tech ology, p oducts, a d expe tise to atio al secu ity custome s, solvi g complex challe ges i cybe , i fo matio ope atio s, elect o ic systems, secu e commu icatio s, a d ze o t ust. The compa y delive s ope atio al impact th ough a po tfolio of p oducts, i cludi g IKE™, Se t , SIGMA™, Ciphe SIM, a d T ustedKeep™, a d offe s a obust suite of sole sou ce co t act vehicles with mo e tha $1.5 billio of agg egate si gle-awa d co t act ceili g.
Two Six was fo med i Feb ua y 2021 by the global i vestme t fi m The Ca lyle G oup, with a visio to apidly build a d deploy i ovative p oducts that solve some of ou atio ’s most complex challe ges.
Headqua te ed i No the Vi gi ia, with app oximately 900 p ofessio als wo ki g i 38 states, Two Six suppo ts the Depa tme t of Defe se, Depa tme t of State, I tellige ce Commu ity, civilia age cies, a d select comme cial clie ts.
Photos accompa yi g this a ou ceme t a e available athttps://www.globe ewswi e.com/NewsRoom/Attachme tNg/c837c314-285c-47a6-b956-d7a241226cce
https://www.globe ewswi e.com/NewsRoom/Attachme tNg/1ae3d5b4-af9e-4d41-a6ff-e66310b24bc2
