Cisco Study Reveals Critical Role of Privacy Emerging from Global Pandemic News provided by Share this article News Summary: (PRNewsfoto/Cisco Systems, Inc.) Global study finds significant privacy concerns stemming from the pandemic, fueled by rapid shift to remote work and the need to utilize health information of individuals. Privacy legislation worldwide has been well received, with nearly 80% of security and privacy professionals seeing positive impact on their organizations. Strong privacy infrastructure and robust security practices are essential for post-pandemic social and economic recovery. Cisco today published the 2021 Data Privacy Benchmark Study, its fourth annual look into corporate privacy practices worldwide, which found enhanced importance of privacy protections during the pandemic and increasing benefits for businesses that adopt strong privacy measures. The independent, anonymized survey analyzed the responses of 4,400 security and privacy professionals across 25 countries and explored attitudes towards privacy legislation and the emergence of privacy metrics being reported to executive management.