Level of awareness of key cybercrime terms worldwide in 2019-2022

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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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March 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2019 to 2022

Special properties

working adults and IT security professionals

Supplementary notes

Data is based on a survey of 7,500 working adults and 1,050 IT security professionals across 15 countries worldwide.

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