Millions of Britons (1) have now fallen victim to an online scam, losing life savings, their identity, passwords, photos or vital personal data. Yet, despite contributing to the billions of pounds (2) lost annually to cybercrime in the UK, Britons still don’t take protective measures.
A quarter of the nation carry out activity online – from banking to dating – without any cybersecurity in place at all, making themselves attractive bait for online criminals to target.
The news comes as it’s revealed in a global study, including 1,000 UK adults, by F-Secure, a global leader in cyber security experiences, that Britons now spend an alarming THIRD of their day – eight hours – online, exposing themselves to the threat of online crime, phishing emails, fake payment websites and Authorised Push Payment (APP) frauds.
The ‘Living Secure’ report by F-Secure, also reveals that despite more than three-quarters of Britons (3) claiming they can spot a potential scam a mile away, we are still a worried bunch with 64% of the nation not knowing who to trust online. Two-thirds worry about personal safety online and 68% worrying about their families’ safety online, yet almost half (4) say they have no idea if their devices are secure.
This comes as 52% of respondents with children under 13 – the minimum age for using Tik Tok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter – admit their kids use social media.
Timo Laaksonen, F-Secure CEO, says: “Our research has highlighted a clear disconnect between what we do online and how vulnerable we feel online, versus the concrete actions we take to reduce that vulnerability. Despite many Britons often feeling unsafe online they still aren’t putting adequate security measures in place. In the physical world you wouldn ..
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