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Assessment of personal internet protection in the U.S. 2018
Assessment of personal internet protection in the U.S. 2018
How well do you personally protect yourself on the internet?
by Alexander Kunst,
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Sep 3, 2019
This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in 2018 on personal internet protection. Some 31 percent of respondents state they protect themselves very well on the internet.
The Survey Data Table for the Statista survey Cybersecurity in the United States 2018 contains the complete tables for the survey including various column headings.
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by Alexander Kunst,
last edited
Sep 3, 2019
This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in 2018 on personal internet protection. Some 31 percent of respondents state they protect themselves very well on the internet.
The Survey Data Table for the Statista survey Cybersecurity in the United States 2018 contains the complete tables for the survey including various column headings.
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- 1,011 respondents
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- 18 years and older
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- U.S. online population
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- 1,011 respondents
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- 18 years and older
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- U.S. online population
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- Cyber crime with the highest amount of victim losses in 2018, by type (in million U.S. dollars)Leading cyber crime victim loss categories 2018
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- Types of cyber crime most frequently reported to the IC3 in 2018, by victim countMost commonly reported types of cyber crime 2018
- Amount of monetary damage caused by reported cyber crime to the IC3 from 2001 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)IC3: total damage caused by reported cyber crime 2001-2018
- Incoming complaints about internet crime on the IC3 website from 2000 to 2018 (in 1,000)Number of complaints about internet crime 2000-2018
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- Share of adult internet users in the United States who have personally experienced online harassment as of December 2018U.S. internet users who have experienced cyber bullying 2018
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- Share of internet users in the United States who use the same password for multiple online accounts as of October 2018, by age group U.S. internet users using the same password across accounts 2018, by age group
- Share of adults in the United States who changed their passwords for selected online services in the past 12 months as of September 2018Password change rates for online services among U.S. adults 2018
- Most common methods how adults in the United States keep track of their most important login information as of January 2019Methods of U.S. adults keeping track of login information 2019
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- Popular protective software brands for business purpose in the U.S. 2018
- Compensation for internet crime in the U.S. 2018
- Changing passwords for online services in the UK 2018
- Usage of passwords for devices in the U.S. 2018
- Preferred location of protective software companies in the U.S. 2018
- Opinion on responsibility for internet safety in the U.S. 2018
- Use of individual passwords for online services in the UK 2018
- Worst possible experiences on the internet in the UK 2018
- Attitude toward government internet regulation in Great Britain 2013, by demographic
- Share of UK businesses with security breach insurance 2015
- Mexico: secure internet servers per one million people 2010-2018
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- Online privacy and data protection in the European Union (EU)
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- Cyber security in the Netherlands
- Symantec Internet Security Threat Report 2018
- Europeans’ attitudes towards Internet security 2018
- Akamai - The State of the Internet - Security Report Vol. 5, Issue 1
- Akamai - The State of the Internet - Security Report Q3 2017
- Akamai - The State of the Internet - Security Report Q4 2017
- Akamai - The State of the Internet - Security Report Summer 2018
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