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Poll finds Americans' fears about national security growing

A new Unisys Security Index reveals that national security is the top security concern for Americans, overtaking financial security.

The index found that 68 percent of Americans said they were "seriously concerned" about national security, which includes the threat of war or terrorism. That was a marked 44 percent jump since the last Unisys Security Index in 2014, when 47 percent said they were seriously concerned about those issues.

The security index also found growing anxiety over cybersecurity and hacking. Thirty-six percent of Americans said they were concerned with malware and hacking in 2014, a figure that is now at 56 percent.

“Americans are feeling an acute loss of control when it comes to all different types of security,” said Bill Searcy, vice president of Justice, Law Enforcement, and Border Security for Unisys, and a former FBI deputy assistant director. “National security has risen to the top because Americans feel they cannot control what is happening around them.”