Pandemic boosts the importance of data privacy

A rapid shift to remote work and the need to make use of individuals' health information has led to greater emphasis on the importance of privacy protections during the pandemic. The fourth annual Data Privacy Benchmark Study from Cisco, released today, analyzed the responses of 4,400 security and privacy professionals across 25 countries and explores attitudes towards privacy legislation and the emergence of privacy metrics being reported at senior level. It finds consumers and the general public are growing increasingly concerned about how their personal data is being used. 87 percent of consumers expressed concerns about the privacy protections of… [Continue Reading]