Protecting critical infrastructure from cyberattacks continues to grow in importance, and the next sector of interest is water supply and storage.  

The "Digital Markets: Wildlife Trafficking Hidden in Plain Sight" report from the International Fund for Animal Welfare identified over 1,100 advertisements for illegal wildlife trade and analyzed trends in the demand for and online sale of endangered species.

The programming will provide information on multi-factor authentication, securing email and social media accounts and detecting spam risks for senior citizens.

Massachusetts' residents lost over $97 million to cybercrimes in 2020, according to the FBI's 2020 Internet Crime Report. In an effort to curb such crimes, the state has created a cyber committee.

There's a growing bot problem surrounding sporting events. The spikes in bot activity seen during some of the world’s largest sporting events in 2021 is evidence of an evolving security threat that continues to pervade daily life.

The 2020 Penetration Risk Report also says cloud environments are most vulnerable to two types of attacks and medium-sized enterprises are the slowest to improve network security.

Beginning in the fall 2020 semester, The University of Scranton will offer a new major in cybercrime and homeland security to address the growing needs to investigate and protect information in the realm of cyberspace for both government and private sectors.