Since 2021, the majority of respondents in the U.S. had additional security parameters, such as their computer requiring a password in order to regain access after a period of inactivity, on both their work and home computer. Only 15 percent of respondents had no such security parameters on their computers in 2022.
Does your computer require a password to regain access after a period of inactivity?
Characteristic
Yes, my personal computer
Yes, my work computer
Yes, both my work and home computer
No
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PC Matic. (August 11, 2022). Does your computer require a password to regain access after a period of inactivity? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291864/computer-security-parameters-us/
PC Matic. "Does your computer require a password to regain access after a period of inactivity?." Chart. August 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291864/computer-security-parameters-us/
PC Matic. (2022). Does your computer require a password to regain access after a period of inactivity?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291864/computer-security-parameters-us/
PC Matic. "Does Your Computer Require a Password to Regain Access after a Period of Inactivity?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291864/computer-security-parameters-us/
PC Matic, Does your computer require a password to regain access after a period of inactivity? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291864/computer-security-parameters-us/ (last visited July 23, 2024)
Does your computer require a password to regain access after a period of inactivity? [Graph], PC Matic, August 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291864/computer-security-parameters-us/