NordVPN: 1 in 5 Admit They Are Reckless About Cybersecurity
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Men tend to dominate the reckless part of society by a whopping share of 24%.Who’s worried and who’s not?Generation Z and Millennials are born into technology. There were 2,000 respondents in the US and Germany, August 2020.People who have children demonstrate a greater sense of responsible online behavior — 83% of parents said they are very concerned about cybersecurity.“NordVPN researchers calculated that there were 400% more phishing emails delivered to our mailboxes, and amateur hackers were hitting Google to learn how to break into somebody else’s Wi-Fi network or take over a Facebook account. In this context, we are surprised that 1 in 5 still think cybersecurity is not something to worry about,” says Daniel Markuson, digital privacy expert at NordVPN.One of the most horrific cybersecurity incidents in the world this year happened in Singapore, when hackers hacked security IP cameras and shared the footage online.The footage hackers stole from home users in Singapore featured naked people in compromising positions, mothers breastfeeding their babies, and people using the bathroom. This kind of hack poses a lifetime threat to the victims.“Bad actors have a million ways to target their victims and capitalize on attacks. Being more mindful of staying private and keeping communications safe is one way to make hackers’ life more complicated,” Daniel Markuson adds.MethodologyNordVPN’s survey of the adult population (2,000 respondents) in the US and Germany was carried out in August 2021.
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