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What keeps cybersecurity experts up at night?For Passcode鈥檚 last Influencers Poll, we asked an open-ended question: What鈥檚 the most urgent cybersecurity or privacy challenge right now, and what鈥檚 one way to fix it?聽
Influencers: US should hit Russia harder for political hacksThe US should retaliate more strongly against Russia for its digital attacks on American political organizations, more than three-quarters of Passcode鈥檚 Influencers said.
Influencers: Trump won鈥檛 improve cybersecurityThree-quarters of Passcode's pool of digital security and privacy experts say they do not believe cybersecurity will improve with the Republican in the Oval Office.- Influencers: Calling it 'critical infrastructure' won't protect the voteWhile US officials and politicians have suggested designating election systems as critical infrastructure in the aftermath of the Democratic National Committee hack, 62 percent of Passcode's Influencers said that's not enough to safeguard voting from hackers.
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Influencers: Antihacking law obstructs security researchA strong 75 percent majority of Passcode鈥檚 Influencers said a US government law used to prosecute hackers overly restricts necessary security research.
Influencers oppose expanding federal hacking authoritiesNearly two-thirds of Passcode鈥檚 Influencers said US judges should not be able to issue search warrants for computers located outside their jurisdictions.- Influencers: FBI should disclose San Bernardino iPhone security hole to AppleNow that American law enforcement may have a way into the iPhone used by the San Bernardino, Calif., shooter, it faces a new conundrum: Should it inform Apple so it can fix a vulnerability that may affect millions of consumer devices 鈥� even if that disclosure could make it harder for law enforcement to unlock iPhones in the聽future?
Influencers: Incoming federal CISO can improve US government鈥檚 cybersecurityThe person who fills the newly created US chief information security officer position will be able to improve the government鈥檚 cybersecurity, a 77 percent majority of Passcode鈥檚 pool of digital security experts聽said.- Influencers: Apple should not help FBI crack San Bernardino iPhoneAs the world鈥檚 largest tech company goes head-to-head with the US government,聽60 percent of Passcode鈥檚 pool of digital security and privacy experts who took the survey sided with聽Apple.
Influencers: Tech firms should do more to block extremist contentA slim majority of Passcode Influencers said that US tech companies should ramp up efforts to remove extremist content from their platforms.
Influencers: Paris attacks don't justify government access to encryptionIn a survey, 74 percent of Passcode Influencers cautioned against a knee-jerk response to a tragedy that could give US intelligence and law enforcement agencies a power that could harm all consumers鈥� security and聽privacy.
Influencers: Europeans should be able to sue over data misuse in USEuropeans should be allowed to sue in US courts if their personal data is聽misused, 74 percent of Passcode Influencers said.
Influencers: China鈥檚 arrests of hackers don鈥檛 prove commitment to stop economic espionageBut 78 percent of Passcode Influencers said the move does not prove China is willing to follow through on its聽promise.
Influencers: Revise copyright law so researchers can tinker with car softwareA majority of Passcode Influencers said the US should revise copyright laws so that people can legally tinker with automotive software in light of the Volkswagen scandal.
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