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Americans are overconfident about cybersecurity

Wednesday May 8, 2019. 12:21 PM , from BetaNews
A new study from Webroot that examines the cyber hygiene habits of 10,000 Americans, 200 in each state, reveals that 88 percent feel they take the right steps to protect themselves from cyberattacks. However, just 10 percent scored 90 percent or higher on a cyber hygiene test, with the average respondent getting only 60 percent. Digging deeper into the findings, 79 percent of Americans say they have heard of malware, but only 28 percent could explain what it is. Similarly 70 percent have heard of phishing, but only 33 percent could explain what it is, and 49 percent have heard… [Continue Reading]
https://betanews.com/2019/05/08/americans-overconfident-cybersecurity/
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