This statistic presents the share of online adults in the United States who believe the risk of becoming a victim of cybercrime is increasing. During the September 2018 survey period, it was reported that U.S. adults are very concerned about cybersecurity, with a total of 87 percent of the respondents agreeing that the risk of becoming a victim of cybercrime is growing.
Share of online adults in the United States who believe the risk of becoming a victim of cybercrime is increasing as of September 2018
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Statistics on Cyber crime in the Nordic countries
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Share of cyber attacks in worldwide regions 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Levels of awareness of risks of cybercrime in Sweden 2019
- Basic Statistic Levels of awareness of risks of cybercrime in Denmark 2019
- Premium Statistic Levels of awareness of risks of cybercrime in Finland 2019
- Premium Statistic Perceptions about the development of cybercrime risks in Sweden 2019
- Premium Statistic Perceptions about the development of cybercrime risks in Denmark 2019
Personal information online
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- Premium Statistic Share of individuals who heard of GDPR in Sweden 2019
- Premium Statistic Share of individuals who heard of GDPR in Denmark 2019
- Premium Statistic Share of individuals who heard of GDPR in Finland 2019
- Premium Statistic Level of concern about misuse of information shared digitally in Sweden 2015-2020
- Premium Statistic Levels of comfort to share personal data online after GDPR in Sweden 2020
Online services
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- Premium Statistic Concerns about using the internet for banking and ecommerce in Sweden 2019
- Premium Statistic Concerns about using the internet for banking and ecommerce in Denmark 2019
- Basic Statistic Concerns about using the internet for banking and ecommerce in Finland 2019
- Premium Statistic Changing of password in the last year in Sweden 2019, by online service
- Premium Statistic Changing of password in the last year in Denmark 2019, by online service
- Premium Statistic Changing of password in the last year in Finland 2019, by online service
Children
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- Premium Statistic Actions taken to protect children from online harassment in Sweden 2019
- Premium Statistic Perceptions of child pornography online as a crime in Finland 2018
- Premium Statistic Actions taken to protect children from online harassment in Denmark 2019
- Premium Statistic Share of actions taken to protect children from online harassment in Finland 2019
- Premium Statistic Parents discussing online pornography with their children in Sweden 2019
- Premium Statistic Children being asked for sexual information online in Norway 2018, by age and gender
- Premium Statistic Parents thinking their kids are exposed to online pornography in Sweden 2019
Companies
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- Premium Statistic Share of companies that are worried about cyber threats in Denmark 2021
- Basic Statistic Cybersecurity threats according to companies in Denmark 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Types of cyberattacks performed on companies in Denmark 2021
- Premium Statistic Perception of information and cyber security risks in companies in Finland 2014-2020
Special focus: Measures
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- Premium Statistic Reliance on AI in response to cyber attacks 2019, by country
- Premium Statistic AI uses for cybersecurity in organizations in selected countries 2019
- Premium Statistic Change of habits due to internet security concerns in Sweden 2019
- Premium Statistic Change of habits due to internet security concerns in Denmark 2019
- Basic Statistic Change of habits over internet security concerns in Finland 2019
- Premium Statistic Avoidance of sharing personal information online in Sweden 2019
- Premium Statistic Avoidance of sharing personal information online in Denmark 2019
- Premium Statistic Avoidance of sharing personal information online in Finland 2019
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- Canadian perception towards police response to fight cybercrime 2018
- Access to GDPR compliance in Norway and Denmark 2018 by sector
- European firms' cyber readiness models 2019, by country
- Cyber-attack techniques affecting Romanian companies 2017
- Cyber crime awareness in Romania 2019
- Personal experience of cyber crime in Hungary 2019
- European and North American firms to experience cyber attacks 2019, by size
- Concern about the impact on daily life with Internet of Things (IoT) in the UK 2016
- Percentage of users who did not use online banking Spain 2015, by reasons
- Users who changed their habits in ecommerce after a fraud in Spain 2019
- Users who changed their online habits after a security incident in Spain 2018
- Level of trust on the Internet by gender Spain 2019
- Information security priorities for businesses in Russia 2018
- Self-assessment of financial knowledge of Polish consumers 2019
- Working relationship between cybersecurity & other departments worldwide 2021
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ESET North America. (January 31, 2019). Share of online adults in the United States who believe the risk of becoming a victim of cybercrime is increasing as of September 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022624/cybercrime-risk-public-opinion-us/
ESET North America. "Share of online adults in the United States who believe the risk of becoming a victim of cybercrime is increasing as of September 2018." Chart. January 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022624/cybercrime-risk-public-opinion-us/
ESET North America. (2019). Share of online adults in the United States who believe the risk of becoming a victim of cybercrime is increasing as of September 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022624/cybercrime-risk-public-opinion-us/
ESET North America. "Share of Online Adults in The United States Who Believe The Risk of Becoming a Victim of Cybercrime Is Increasing as of September 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022624/cybercrime-risk-public-opinion-us/
ESET North America, Share of online adults in the United States who believe the risk of becoming a victim of cybercrime is increasing as of September 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022624/cybercrime-risk-public-opinion-us/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Share of online adults in the United States who believe the risk of becoming a victim of cybercrime is increasing as of September 2018 [Graph], ESET North America, January 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022624/cybercrime-risk-public-opinion-us/