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Between 2019 and 2022, understanding of key cybercrime terms among worldwide users increased. In the latest examined period, "ransomware" has become more known to 40 percent of users, while around seven in ten knew what "malware" meant.
Share of online adults worldwide who have understanding of key cybercrime terms from 2019 to 2022
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Proofpoint. (March 1, 2023). Share of online adults worldwide who have understanding of key cybercrime terms from 2019 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147391/online-adults-identify-cybersecurity-terms/
Proofpoint. "Share of online adults worldwide who have understanding of key cybercrime terms from 2019 to 2022." Chart. March 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147391/online-adults-identify-cybersecurity-terms/
Proofpoint. (2023). Share of online adults worldwide who have understanding of key cybercrime terms from 2019 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147391/online-adults-identify-cybersecurity-terms/
Proofpoint. "Share of Online Adults Worldwide Who Have Understanding of Key Cybercrime Terms from 2019 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147391/online-adults-identify-cybersecurity-terms/
Proofpoint, Share of online adults worldwide who have understanding of key cybercrime terms from 2019 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147391/online-adults-identify-cybersecurity-terms/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Share of online adults worldwide who have understanding of key cybercrime terms from 2019 to 2022 [Graph], Proofpoint, March 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147391/online-adults-identify-cybersecurity-terms/