While citizens of the host country are upset and athletes fromaround the globe are either forgoing the event or being barred fromparticipating, Americans are as psyched as ever for the SummerOlympics kicking off tonight in Rio de Janeiro.

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More than a few employers, however, are likely bracing for twoweeks of reduced productivity and reduced bandwidth, as employeessecretly or openly stream the games online at work.

A survey by the Workforce Institute at Kronos Inc. found that73 percent of U.S. adults say they plan to watch at least some ofthe events. And half of those say they would consider watching atwork.

So what are bosses to do? A number of management experts saythey would be wise to either do nothing, or better yet, embrace theevent as a bonding opportunity for employees.

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"Instead of competing for their employees' attention, andpotentially harming engagement in the process, employers can takethis opportunity to build camaraderie and boost engagement throughemployee appreciation," Joyce Maroney, director of the WorkforceInstitute, tells the Society for Human Resource Management.

There’s another big reason companies might want to encouragecommunal Olympics-watching: cyberattacks.

The higher-than-average internet usage that results from severalworkers watching the games on their computers will slow downcorporate networks, creating an ideal opportunity for hackers tobreak into the system.

In addition, people itching to watch the Olympics will be morelikely to be lured into virus-infested websites that promote videostreaming or clips. Hackers will be sure to take advantage of theirdesperation.

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That’s why a June survey of 600 IT professionals by TEKSystems, a tech staffing company, found that79 percent say they believe their networks would be at greater riskbecause of the Olympics.

Employers could of course inform workers of these problems, andtell them to either not stream the games online or to not do itduring certain hours of peak usage. But a simpler solution might beto kick it old school: Put the Olympics on a communal TV in theoffice.

Herb Weisbaum, a columnist for MSNBC, explains the rationale for thatplan:

“Your employees will want to know what's happening, so you mightas well plan to deal with it in a way that's positive — maybe evengood for morale — rather than something that's going to hurt yourbusiness.”