How do users assess threats on the internet ?

GabiCRX

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Jun 24, 2011
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"Every day we see reports about new attacks on Internet users and companies, about data theft, new computer malware and the formation of eCrime cartels. Meanwhile, consumers increasingly find themselves to be the target of the same kind of offenders and criminals, running an ever-higher risk of becoming the victims of global bands of cyber criminals. Clearly, in the age of the Internet, pro-tecting one's digital identity has become an issue of fundamental significance for all sectors of soci-ety and there is a huge range of IT security solutions available for protecting personal computers.
But just how well informed are Internet users about the genuine threats on the Internet and the perpetrators' methods? Are younger or older users more astute in terms of IT security – and indeed, are men or women ‘safer’ Internet users? In this global 2011 Security Survey, we take a look at these and many other questions, putting IT security myths to the test and showing how users really assess threats on the Internet."

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http://avsecurity.ro/images/stories/GData_SecuritySurvey_2011_EN_04.pdf
 

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