This statistic illustrates the findings of a survey on the awareness and usage of online security measures and safety features among narrow internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015. Of respondents, 52 percent reported using anti-virus software at home, while 33 percent were not aware of this security feature. A staggering 88 percent were not aware of ad blocking software, which only saw use among five percent of respondents. Of the security features that were deliberately not used by respondents, since they were aware of their existence but didn't use them, firewalls took the first place and almost a quarter of users decided against using them.
Usage and awareness of selected online security measures and safety features among narrow internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015*
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Ofcom. (April 21, 2016). Usage and awareness of selected online security measures and safety features among narrow internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/322225/online-security-measures-usage-by-narrow-internet-users-uk/
Ofcom. "Usage and awareness of selected online security measures and safety features among narrow internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015*." Chart. April 21, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322225/online-security-measures-usage-by-narrow-internet-users-uk/
Ofcom. (2016). Usage and awareness of selected online security measures and safety features among narrow internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322225/online-security-measures-usage-by-narrow-internet-users-uk/
Ofcom. "Usage and Awareness of Selected Online Security Measures and Safety Features among Narrow Internet Users in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2015*." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322225/online-security-measures-usage-by-narrow-internet-users-uk/
Ofcom, Usage and awareness of selected online security measures and safety features among narrow internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322225/online-security-measures-usage-by-narrow-internet-users-uk/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Usage and awareness of selected online security measures and safety features among narrow internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015* [Graph], Ofcom, April 21, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/322225/online-security-measures-usage-by-narrow-internet-users-uk/