This statistic shows the outcome of a survey done on the perceived high-risk cyber criminality situations in the Netherlands in 2019. As of 2019, when the respondents were asked when they think they run the greatest risk to become a victim of cyber criminality, roughly 40 percent of the respondents indicated that they think they run the greatest risk when opening a link in an email. Roughly ten percent, on the other hand, indicated that they think the greatest risk is when connecting to WIFI.
When do you think you run the greatest risk to become a victim of cyber criminality?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
When opening a link in an email
41%
When I am on a public computer
34%
When I download files from the Internet
32%
When opening the attachment of an email
31%
When visiting a website
12%
When connecting to WIFI
9%
When using a device that uses an online connection
the results have been weighted to represent the entire population between 16 and 80 years old
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source in Dutch as follows: "Wanneer denk je dat je de grootste risico's loopt om slachtoffer te worden van cybercriminaliteit?"
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