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For the first time, Uber has released a safety report about its rides in the US that includes all of 2018 and part of 2017.

U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and 16 senators have reintroduced legislation to protect people’s personal data online.

As many as 68.4 percent—or almost 7 out of 10—cameras are currently running out of date firmware. 

The Information Security Forum (ISF) has announced the organization’s outlook for the top global security threats that businesses will face in 2020.

In 2019, the Port of Seattle began to prepare for federal and private sector implementation of facial recognition technology for passenger processing at Port facilities.

Clark Atlanta University (CAU) and Augusta University (AU) have forged a partnership between the CAU Department of Cyber-Physical Systems and the School of Computer and Cyber Sciences at Augusta University.

Jefferson County, Ohio's special response team that operates out of the sheriff’s department now has a drone that can be used in tactical situations and in the search for missing persons.

U.K. bank NatWest is testing a payment fob that uses biometric fingerprint technology.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants to utilize biometrics and facial recognition systems to identify all travelers, including U.S. citizens. 

A Romanian web platform owned by the international tobacco company British American Tobacco (BAT) has suffered a data breach and ransomware attack.