Cybersecurity has become an increasingly prominent issue in the French capital's preparations for the Games, with its portion of the budget increased by €10 million (£8.8 million/$10.7 million) earlier this month.

The French National Information Systems Security Agency (ANSSI) has been tasked with leading the strategy in this field, and Rajot insists that sufficient support is in place to tackle any threats.

"We have a very strong team, from marketing to IT, and a group of experts made up of the companies CTS Eventim, already in charge of ticketing at the Rio Games, Francebillet and Orange Business Services," Rajot said, as reported by Le Monde.

Attacks on the ticketing platform are among the identified threats, with 13.4 million tickets available for the Games and an expected revenue of €1.42 billion (£1.26 billion/$1.51 billion).

The creation of counterfeits, false websites and disappearance of online tickets are included in the potential risks.

Successful applicants in the draw for tickets are set to be allocated a 48-hour window at a date between February 13 and March 15 2023 to secure their purchases, with the aim of reducing the demands on the online system.

"We know that, at all international events, the systems fail when we give people a single date to register," Rajot explained, as reported by Le Monde.

"Managing the opening flows, via purchase airlocks, is a first security."

The use of online tickets is another method aimed at reducing security threats to Paris 2024.

"The paper ticket can be photocopied and falsified, as we saw at the Stade de France," he said, according to Le Monde.

"For the Games, tickets will be sent to spectators' cell phones, a few days before the events, with a QR code that will be renewed."

Rajot concluded that "there are still things to adjust, but the launch phase is off to a good start" from a cybersecurity perspective.

Paris is due to host the Olympics for the third time from July 26 to August 11 2024, followed by the Paralympics from August 28 to September 8.