Cybersecurity in the U.S. 2018

Devices

• Which of the following devices do you regularly use for work purposes?
• Which brand is your work laptop/detachable/convertible?'
• Which operating system does your work laptop/detachable/convertible run on?'
• Which brand is your work PC?'
• Which operating system does your work PC run on?'
• Which brand is your work tablet?'
• Which operating system does your work tablet run on?'
• Which brand is your work smartphone?'
• Which operating system does your work phone run on?'
• Which brand is your work printer?'
• Which of the following devices do you regularly use for private purposes?
• Which brand is your private laptop/detachable/convertible?'
• Which operating system does your private laptop/detachable/convertible run on?'
• Which brand is your private PC?'
• Which operating system does your private PC run on?'
• Which brand is your private tablet?'
• Which operating system does your private tablet run on?'
• Which brand is your private smartphone?'
• Which operating system does your private smartphone run on?'
• Which brand is your private printer?'
• How many devices do you use in total? (We are referring to the total of all privately and/or professionally used PCs, laptops, detachables, convertibles, tablets, smartphones and printers)
• Do you use your private devices for work purposes as well?'
• Do you use your work devices for private purposes as well?'

Security and Risks

• How safe do you consider the internet in general when it comes to personal data?'
• How safe do you currently feel when you are on the internet?'
• How well do you personally protect yourself on the internet?'
• Which of the risks related to the use of the internet are you aware of?
• What would be the two worst things that could happen to you online?
• What have you personally or people in your near surroundings already experienced online?
• Please choose two behaviours out of the following list that you think are especially risky.
• In comparison to the risk of falling victim to cyber crime,... / ...the risk of becoming a victim of theft is'
• In comparison to the risk of falling victim to cyber crime,... / ...the risk of becoming a victim of fraud is'
• In comparison to the risk of falling victim to cyber crime,... / ...the risk of becoming a victim in a traffic accident is'
• Who should be mainly responsible for internet safety in your opinion?'
• Should you ever become a victim of internet crime, who would you expect to receive compensation from, despite the actual perpetrator?'
• Which of the following protective measures do you take?
• Which further protective measures do you take?
• Which authentication methods do you use to protect your data and devices?
• For which devices do you use such authentication methods?
• In your opinion, what is the strongest argument against using biometric authentification (e.g. fingerprints, face recognition, iris scanners, voice recognition)?'
• Which brand of protective software (e.g anti-virus software packages) do you think is most well known?'
• Which brand of protective software do you trust most?'
• Where should the provider of a protective software that you buy be based?'
• From which provider is the protective software that you use for business purposes?'
• From which provider is the protective software that you use for private purposes?'
• Against which risks did you primarily want to protect yourself when you got your protective software?
• What payment method do you use for your software?'
• How much money have you spent on protective software in the past year?
• How much would you be prepared to pay per year for all your protection measures on the internet?

Passwords

• Is the access to your devices secured by an authentication procedure (e.g. a password)?'
• Do you use individual passwords for every device?'
• Do you use different passwords for every online service?'
• Have you changed your password for any of the following services in the past 12 months?
• Do you use a password manager?'
• Could you imagine using a password manager?'
• Which password managers do you know?
• Which password manager do you use?'

Hacking and Identity Theft

• Have you ever been hacked?'
• What was hacked?
• Which of these social media accounts / messengers was hacked?
• Have you ever been subject to identity theft, i.e. has anyone ever misused your personal data and caused you damage?
• The government should...
• The cyber attacks that scare me most are attacks on...'

Internet Usage

• Do you use the internet for professional purposes?'
• Do you use the internet on the go?'
• Which of the following online activities do you do via a smartphone at least once per month?
• Which of the following things have you done on a PC in the past 4 weeks?
• Which of the following things have you done on a laptop/detachable/convertible in the past 4 weeks?
• Which of the following things have you done on a tablet in the past 4 weeks?
• Which of the following internet browsers do you use at least once a month?
• Have you installed Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Acrobat Reader or Java on at least one of your devices (private or work)?'

Internet Access

• Where do you use WiFi?
• Who do you provide access to your home WiFi to?
• Is your WiFi at home password protected?'
• To be precise: Which of the following devices in your household can be controlled via the internet?
• When I buy technical devices that I want to connect to my home WiFi,...
• Which Internet Service Provider (ISP) does your household currently use as its MAIN supplier at home?'

Cloud

• Please choose all that apply.
• From which provider is your privately used cloud service?
• From which provider is your professionally used cloud service?
• Do you use the same cloud service for all work devices?'
• Do you use the same cloud service for all private devices?'
• For which of the following purposes do you use cloud services?
• What is the biggest advantage for you in the use of cloud services?'
• Please indicate to what extent you agree with the following statements about the use of cloud services: / Since I use cloud services I do not have to worry about losing data because all files are stored in secure central data locations.'
• Please indicate to what extent you agree with the following statements about the use of cloud services: / By using cloud services I save time.'
• Please indicate to what extent you agree with the following statements about the use of cloud services: / By using cloud services I save money.'
• Please indicate to what extent you agree with the following statements about the use of cloud services: / When I use cloud services I ask myself what the operator is doing with my data.'
• Please indicate to what extent you agree with the following statements about the use of cloud services: / I worry about my personal data when I use cloud services.'
• Please indicate to what extent you agree with the following statements about the use of cloud services:
• What do you consider a reasonable annual price for a cloud service that meets your requirements?
• What do you consider a reasonable annual price for a cloud security programme that meets your requirements?
• Does using cloud services make you more security conscious regarding your personal data?'

Demographics

• How old are you?
• What is your gender?'
• Which race / ethnicity best describes you?'
• Are you of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin?'
• What is the highest level of education you have completed?'
• What is your marital status?'
• Which of the following categories best describes your current employment status?'
• How many people – including yourself and all children – permanently live in your household?'
• How many children and teenagers below 14 years of age permanently live in your household, no matter if they are your natural children or not?'
• How big is the town you live in?'
• In what type of community do you live?'
• Where do you currently live?'
• How much total combined money do all members of your household earn annually?This includes money from jobs net income from business, farm, or rent pensions dividends interest social security payments and any other money income received by members of your'