online behavior
Explosion in digital commerce pushed fraud incentive levels sky-high
A rise in consumer digital traffic has corresponded with a rise in fraud attacks, Arkose Labs reveals. As the year progresses and more people than ever are online, …
Disinformation campaigns can spread like wildfire on social media
76% of Americans believe they’ve encountered disinformation firsthand and 20% say they’ve shared information later shown to be incorrect or intentionally misleading, according …
37% of remote employees have no security restrictions on corporate devices
ManageEngine unveiled findings from a report that analyzes behaviors related to personal and professional online usage patterns. Security restrictions on corporate devices The …
Employees increasingly masking online activities
This year’s shift to a near 100% WFH workforce by the Global 5000 has significantly changed the behaviors of trusted insiders, a DTEX Systems report reveals. Key findings …
People spend a little less time looking at fake news headlines than factual ones
The term fake news has been a part of our vocabulary since the 2016 US presidential election. As the amount of fake news in circulation grows larger and larger, particularly …
Are you sure you would never fall for a phishing scam?
We believe we are less likely than others are to fall for phishing scams, thereby underestimating our own exposure to risk, a cybersecurity study has found. The research also …
Is your smartphone pushing you to overshare?
The device people use to communicate online – a smartphone, desktop, or tablet – can affect the extent to which they are willing to overshare intimate or personal …
Online learning surges as people look for ways to be productive at home
People around the world are learning how to work from home and stay productive in response to COVID-19, Udemy reveals. As remote working becomes the new normal, the findings …
Why people talk a good game about privacy, but fail to follow up in real life?
While most people will say they are extremely concerned with their online privacy, previous experiments have shown that, in practice, users readily divulge privacy information …
Cybersecurity regulation is not one-size-fits-all
Differences in cultural values have led some countries to tackle the spectre of cyberattacks with increased internet regulation, whilst others have taken a …
Risky behavior exposes consumers to seasonal security scares
In advance of the peak shopping season, a study from PCI Pal shows that millions of Americans continue to over-indulge in risky behaviors – both online and on the phone, …
Global internet freedom declines for the ninth consecutive year
Governments around the world are increasingly using social media to manipulate elections and monitor their citizens, tilting the technology toward digital authoritarianism. As …
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