A wildly unscientific and faintly humorous look at what Google tells us about web searchers' relative (dis)interest in security topics Google has a nifty tool called Google Trends. It allows you to plug in two or three phrases and see which one is used more often in web searches.Thought I’d check in on current topics and see the degree to which security is fitting into the discussion online.Look! Everybody’s talking about cloud computing!Cloud security? Not so much. (Think maybe I’m not using the right security terminology? I also plugged in the phrase ‘cloud computing security’, which yielded this message from Google: “Does not have enough search volume to rank.”)Social networking versus social engineering displays a yawning gap as well. Well, this is a little bit depressing. Wonder if there are any areas where security is gaining ground?No luck here either. Despite last week’s big Patch Tuesday kerfuffle, patch management is still getting crushed by a Robin Williams movie from 1998.Maybe we need to get a little more creative in our comparisons.Aha! Just eyeballing it, but we’re maybe 12 to 18 months from overtaking the fading pop icon Paris Hilton.Not sure whether that’s much basis for celebration. Related content news analysis Companies are already feeling the pressure from upcoming US SEC cyber rules New Securities and Exchange Commission cyber incident reporting rules don't kick in until December, but experts say they highlight the need for greater collaboration between CISOs and the C-suite By Cynthia Brumfield Sep 28, 2023 6 mins Regulation Data Breach Financial Services Industry news UK data regulator warns that data breaches put abuse victims’ lives at risk The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has reprimanded seven organizations in the past 14 months for data breaches affecting victims of domestic abuse. By Michael Hill Sep 28, 2023 3 mins Electronic Health Records Data Breach Government news EchoMark releases watermarking solution to secure private communications, detect insider threats Enterprise-grade software embeds AI-driven, forensic watermarking in emails and documents to pinpoint potential insider risks By Michael Hill Sep 28, 2023 4 mins Communications Security Threat and Vulnerability Management Security Software news SpecterOps to use in-house approximation to test for global attack variations The new offering uses atomic tests and in-house approximation in purple team assessment to test all known techniques of an attack. By Shweta Sharma Sep 28, 2023 3 mins Penetration Testing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe