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Security Long Reads: Cyber insiders reveal what’s to come in 2021 In this long read, we gather together the thoughts of cyber security insiders from across the industry to get their take on what will happen in 2021 Share this item with your network: By Published: 24 Dec 2020 As we close the door on a year that the industry will surely look back on as one of the most difficult and dangerous periods in history for cyber security teams, there can be no doubt that 2020 brought foundational change for the security sector, and its tumultuous impact will be felt for years to come.

The cross hairs. >> we acknowledge the threat. it is real. it is continuing. >> make no mistake, the scope of this foreign influence threat is both broad and deep. a dire warning from the nation's top intelligence chiefs last week with primaries in four states today, a special election and other. how vulnerable is the u.s. election system to a cyber attack. joining us now, tom, you heard the intelligence chief last week what was your assessment were they sending the right message? >> yes, they were. we are facing a clear and present danger from russia and other nation states that have coloni...

Microphone could be leveraged to the fact there f there's an important meeting today or tonight. >> i don't want to think about that. that sounds scary. what does the government need to do to stop this? >> they need to impose greater security standards on the electoral systems and critical infrastructures of the u.s. by leveraging next gen technologies and funding the security of america. >> any sign they're doing this? >> dhs and fbi are trying hard. they've got a herculean task in front of them but some states are reticent and the government should allow cyber command to take the gloves off....

Attacked 500,000 times a day by cyber attacks enter code caused some $2 trillion in 2019. tom. >> we are dealing with a cyber insurgency. a cyber insurgency that began about 20 years ago up through orchestrated efforts by both the chinese and russian governments. what has changed is not hackers from around the world are colonizing u.s. cyber space because there is a myriad of attack tools that allow them to take over and commandeer everything from networks at banks to these home personal assistants that allow them to essentially come i easily burglarize you are stock you as an individual. >> b...

>> bret: tom, we appreciate your time. it is something that we really want to keep track of here on "special report." we will be doing that this week. thank you. also, all this week, we are previewing our special coming up this sunday on the transition between president dwight eisenhower and john f. kennedy. there are some parallels to what is happening with this year's presidential changeover. >> eisenhower, by draining the swamp, so to speak, he intended to restore a sense of well-being and normalcy and america. that was something that he was pursuing as a republican. he felt that he was an ...