Ninety percent of consumers polled from six different countries, including Brazil, China, Germany, India, UK and US believe it is important that a connected device has security built into the product.
Shoddy installation of solar panels and leasing lemons vehicles are leading high on the list of complaints to state and local consumer protection agencies last year across the country.
During the 2015–16 school year, the rate of violent incidents was higher in middle schools (27 incidents per 1,000 students) than it was in high schools (16 incidents) or primary schools (15 incidents).
Return on investment is greater for organizations with training programs deemed mature or advanced, helping them achieve risk mitigation and culture change, says a new report.
To combat the problem, the IRS updated its computer files to identify more fraudulent returns, and the major tax preparers have increased their security. However, as individuals’ tax returns are becoming more difficult to manipulate, thieves are taking aim at data belonging to tax return preparers and tax professionals, the payroll community, small employers and human resource departments.
The TSA rolled out measures to increase screening for small electronics like e-Readers and tablets at 10 U.S. airports as a pilot program in May 2017, and the agency announced plans to expand the rules nationwide.
More than half of respondents to a survey scored an “F” or “D” grade when evaluating their efforts to measure their cybersecurity investments and performance against best practices.