Since 2021, the majority of respondents in the U.S. had additional security parameters, such as their computer requiring a password in order to regain access after a period of inactivity, on both their work and home computer. Only 15 percent of respondents had no such security parameters on their computers in 2022.
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PC Matic. (August 11, 2022). Does your computer require a password to regain access after a period of inactivity? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291864/computer-security-parameters-us/
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PC Matic. (2022). Does your computer require a password to regain access after a period of inactivity?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291864/computer-security-parameters-us/
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