Forter, a fraud prevention company, said that online fraud attacks grew 8.9% in 2016 and early 2017 compared to 2015, a reduction from the 2015 increase when significant fraud moved from point of sale (POS) to online.

Citizen satisfaction with the federal government reached a four-year high at the end of 2016, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).

Cyber attack is once again the top threat perceived by businesses, according to research by the Business Continuity Institute. 

Counterfeit goods, software piracy and the theft of trade secrets cost the American economy as much as $600 billion a year.

One in four U.S. consumers (26 percent) have had their personal medical information stolen from technology systems, according to results of a survey from Accenture. 

Alabama has the highest percentage of engaged workers in the U.S., at 37%. Delaware, Kentucky and Louisiana follow closely, at 36%. 

While CEOs around the world feel they have plenty to worry about in the year ahead, their confidence in their own growth prospects and their outlook for the global economy are back on the rise.

International SOS revealed the results of the 2017 Business Impact of Travel Risk survey.

Joseph P. Clancy, the director of the Secret Service, is retiring after 29 years at the agency.