Blog about Cybersecurity and US Internet Privacy Laws
U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday tightening cybersecurity rules for federal civilian agencies. It is proposed to amend a 2015 law that already provides cybersecurity measures for government agencies, such as data encryption and two-factor authentication of information system users, and call the new document the “Cybersecurity Oversight Act of 2020.” The bill moves from […]
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Figures, trends and new ideas At the end of 2020, the domestic information security market will grow by 25%. In short, there are three reasons for this growth. Firstly, information security topic is becoming more and more relevant also for objective reasons: the number of threats and activity of cybercriminals in general is growing every […]
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Microsoft examined changes in the first two months of the pandemic in digital transformation and information security. About 800 cyber security executives at companies with more than 500 employees in India, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States took part in the study. The survey results reflected five major trends in cybersecurity: Security is […]
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Governments around the world are paying more and more attention to cyber security issues. This trend can be seen in recent news reports of attempts to build cooperation between nations in this area and the development of legislation such as CISPA or SOPA. This trend may be attributed to the fact that law enforcement agencies […]
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Experts predicted five major trends in cybersecurity, which will determine the development of the IS market in the coming year 2021. According to the experts, the key changes in the industry will be caused by the transition to hybrid schedules combining remote and office work, limited business budgets, as well as increased activity of intruders […]
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A survey of 5,266 IT professionals from 31 countries was conducted. The survey showed that in 2021 the companies are planning to solve the issues of lack of experienced professionals and saving budgets by outsourcing IT and cybersecurity functions. In addition, experts noted a number of other interesting and important trends: Due to the mass […]
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The U.S. Executive Office of the President has requested a $9.8 billion budget for the Department of Defense for 2021. This money will be used for digital operations and cybersecurity measures. Relevant information can be found on the DOD website in a document titled “DOD Releases Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Proposal.” Recall that the Trump […]
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IS experts hope Biden’s proposal is just the initial installment in a much larger initiative. U.S. President-elect Joe Biden proposed using $10 billion of the $1.9 trillion in post-CoVID-19 economic recovery funds to support the IT industry and cybersecurity. According to Biden’s “American Recovery Plan,” about $9 billion will be allocated to the Cyber Security […]
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