In an April poll I conducted for the Cyber Security Industry Alliance, 75 percent of American adults said that making our information systems safer is a national security issue. Max Boot recently explained in the LA Times why he believes the American public is right in an opinion piece entitled “Are we the Mongols of […]

I think it’s fair to say I have done more policy-oriented public opinion research on cybersecurity than anyone. I have done polls in the United States and focus groups in the U.S. and throughout Europe. One of the things I have learned is that cybersecurity is not a top of mind concern for consumers. They […]

Just today I was reading about my friend and client, Paul Kurtz of the Cyber Security Industry Alliance, as he testified on the Hill about the ongoing absence of a cyber security czar:
He also noted the absence of DHS [Department of Homeland Security] leadership in cyber security and the fact that there is no plan […]

The Red Herring reports on the recent ratification by the U.S. Senate of an international treaty designed to promote global cooperation when it comes to fighting computer-related crimes. My client, Paul Kurtz of the Cyber Security Industry Alliance, is quoted:
“National borders are virtually irrelevant to cybercriminals, making global cooperation absolutely critical in the battle against […]

The survey I conducted in April for the Cyber Security Industry Alliance demonstrated that privacy and data security were poised to become serious political issues in the November elections for Congress. Reinforcing that point is a recent story in The Hill - “The Newspaper for and about the U.S. Congress” - reporting on the recent […]

Another day, another example of consumer credit card information falling into the wrong hands:
Thousands of Hotels.com customers may be at risk for credit card fraud after a laptop computer containing their personal information was stolen from an auditor, a company spokesman said Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Federal Trade Commission is warning veterans to be on the lookout […]

Today, John Leland and Tom Zeller Jr. of the New York Times write the first in a series about identity theft called “Stolen Lives”:
Data breaches in the last year have exposed the personal information of more than 80 million Americans, according to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a nonprofit organization that follows identity theft. On May […]

One of my clients is the Cyber Security Industry Association, a trade group that is trying to get policymakers to think smart about public protection when it comes to all the ways in which technology connects us. I was reading a recent article, “The Internet is Broken” in Technology Review, when I came across the […]

Michael Barbaro of the New York Times reports on the big holiday season enjoyed by 0nline retailers:
Online retailers, whose growth was expected to level off after a decade of dizzying gains, experienced a stellar holiday season, according to two preliminary reports released yesterday, as traditional stores like Wal-Mart and Target cemented their place on the […]

Reuters reports on the big day online retailers are expecting on Monday:
U.S. online holiday sales are expected to hit nearly $20 billion this year and should take off on Monday, when consumers return to work and their fast Internet connections after the long Thanksgiving weekend.
Left unsaid is how much bigger the number would be if […]