What type of cybersecurity risks do wearables create?

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"The key cyber-physical security concerns in wearables include the ability to track the user, thus compromising privacy; access to health data that can be compromised or misued; software and firmware vulnerabilities in a connected ecosystem; and lack of encryption.\""}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":13057,"3":{"1":0},"11":4,"12":0,"15":"Arial","16":10}">The key cyber-physical security concerns in wearables include the ability to track the user, thus compromising privacy; access to health data that can be compromised or misued; software and firmware vulnerabilities in a connected ecosystem; and lack of encryption.

How can we train more people in cybersecurity?

Middle-school and high-schools should introduce cybersecurity courses as a pathway to an attainable middle-class career, and ensure that students from across the socioeconomic spectrum have the same degree of opportunity and access to pursue cybersecurity learning before college. Schools should also celebrate diverse cybersecurity professionals to proactively address the perception that only certain people can work in the field of cybersecurity.

What is synthetic data?

<span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Essentially, synthetic data is artificial data generated based on a real data set. It is realistic, and statistically representative of the original. "}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4993,"3":{"1":0},"10":2,"11":4,"12":0,"15":"Arial"}">Essentially, synthetic data is artificial data generated based on a real data set. It is realistic, and statistically representative of the original.

How is device location used in cybersecurity?

Consider if a user typically logs in from Seattle on a daily basis when they arrive at their office at 9 a.m. If the user’s cell phone and laptop are in Seattle but the login attempt is from China, the MFA solution should either automatically block the login attempt prompt for additional authentication before automatically notifying the Security Operations Center.

Kayne McGladrey IEEE Senior Member

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