European Internet users remain “very concerned” about cybersecurity,...
European Internet users remain “very concerned” about cybersecurity, the European Commission said Friday. Seventy-six percent of those polled said the risk of becoming a cybercrime victim has increased in the past year, up slightly from 2012, it said. Although 70…
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percent of users are confident of their ability to use the Internet for shopping and other activities, only around 50 percent actually do so, showing the negative impact of cybercrime on the digital single market, it said. The two main concerns about online activities related to misuse of personal data and security on online payments, the EC said. In addition, more EU citizens now feel well-informed about the risks of cybercrime than last year, but they don’t always draw the necessary conclusions from that information, it said. Less than half of those surveyed, for example, changed any of their passwords during the past year, it said. The survey took place in May and June and polled around 27,000 people in all EU countries, the EC said.