SecurityWeek News has a story on a recent survey conducted by Unisys, which found 61% of Americans favor some form of an Internet “kill switch” for the President to use in the event of a “coordinated malicious cyber attack.” Other interesting aspects of the survey include:
The overall score for the current Unisys Security Index for the United States was 136, indicating a moderate level of overall security concern. The overall score declined from 147 since the last survey taken in February 2010, reflecting a decrease in concern across all four areas of security.
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American’s fear surrounding Internet security continues to be on the decline with the number of Americans “not concerned” about computer security in relation to viruses or spam increasing to 34%, the greatest number since the Index’s inception. The most dramatic decline was reported in those “seriously concerned” about the security of shopping or banking online – from 43% in February 2010 to 34% in August 2010.
A Unisys press release with more details of the survey may be found here.
Marvin Ammori 