Entrust surveyed U.S. and U.K.based adults with smartphones to see their thoughts on consumer data privacy. The State of Consumer Data Privacy Survey found that only 21% of respondents said they trust established global brands to keep their personal information secure.
Outsourcing cybersecurity is an increasingly attractive solution: 83% of IT leaders with in-house security teams are now considering outsourcing their security efforts to an MSP in 2021, according to the Syntax IT Trends Report.
According to a new survey conducted by Irdeto and Censuswide, 15% of healthcare technology providers admit having no knowledge or awareness of the new cybersecurity regulations such as US FDA premarket guidelines. The same respondents also stated that regulatory compliance is the most important factor driving companies to have a water-tight cybersecurity strategy for their products and solutions, emphasizing the need for partnering with external cybersecurity experts to help decipher and navigate imminent security requirements.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a mask mandate this weekend for all public transit — planes, trains and buses. In response, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security gave enforcement authority to TSA employees.
David Pekoske, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, has issued a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin after consultation with the intelligence community and law enforcement partners. There is currently a heightened threat environment across the United States that is likely to persist over the coming weeks. DHS does not have any information to indicate a specific, credible plot; however, violent riots have continued in recent days. DHS says they remain concerned that individuals frustrated with the exercise of governmental authority and the presidential transition, as well as other perceived grievances and ideological causes fueled by false narratives, could continue to mobilize a broad range of ideologically-motivated actors to incite or commit violence.
The Port of Palm Beach implemented human trafficking prevention training for its employees. The training focuses on teaching employees how to identify human trafficking victims and how to get them help.
In the fourth quarter of 2020, Cyberbit surveyed hundreds of Security Operations Center (SOC) Managers, Analysts, and Incident Responders participating in training sessions on their opinions and observances within the current cyber skilling climate. The culminating report reveals how organizations are currently building the human element of their InfoSec organization—shedding light on current practices including job requirements, the recruiting process, current skills levels, training impacts, and integration of industry best practices.
Enterprises worldwide are accelerating the adoption of passwordless authentication technologies in response to the increase in cybersecurity threats in 2020, according to a new report released by HYPR, The Passwordless Company and Cybersecurity Insiders.
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