This statistic presents the global opinion on the degree of cyber security vulnerability according to internet users worldwide as of March 2018. During the survey period, 75 percent of respondents stated that cyber security worried them more today than five years ago.
Degree of cyber security vulnerability according to internet users worldwide as of March 2018
Characteristic
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree
In the next year, I am more concerned about cyber security than a potential war
13%
27%
40%
20%
Cyber security worries me more today than 5 years ago
7%
18%
42%
33%
I am worried I will be hacked in the next 5 years
12%
26%
41%
22%
The bad guys are winning over the good guys in the cyber security war
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IBM. (April 16, 2018). Degree of cyber security vulnerability according to internet users worldwide as of March 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/880976/opinion-cyber-security-vulnerability-worldwide/
IBM. "Degree of cyber security vulnerability according to internet users worldwide as of March 2018." Chart. April 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/880976/opinion-cyber-security-vulnerability-worldwide/
IBM. (2018). Degree of cyber security vulnerability according to internet users worldwide as of March 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/880976/opinion-cyber-security-vulnerability-worldwide/
IBM. "Degree of Cyber Security Vulnerability According to Internet Users Worldwide as of March 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/880976/opinion-cyber-security-vulnerability-worldwide/
IBM, Degree of cyber security vulnerability according to internet users worldwide as of March 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/880976/opinion-cyber-security-vulnerability-worldwide/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Degree of cyber security vulnerability according to internet users worldwide as of March 2018 [Graph], IBM, April 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/880976/opinion-cyber-security-vulnerability-worldwide/
