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 proliferation of technology in our social fabric has made consumer data ever more accessible to companies, making data security a growing concern. According to a poll conducted by Polling the Nations, 92 percent of respondents wanted the Federal Government to put in a great deal of effort to combat cybersecurity threats. How then, is the government responding?
In the past few years a number of high-profile data breaches have garnered widespread media attention resulting in greater general scrutiny and awareness of the need for network security.
Germany has passed legislation ordering that more than 2,000 essential service providers implement new minimum information security standards or face penalties.