Carrot, which enables research to be carried out in a shorter time and at less cost, by reaching a wider audience with online surveys. com conducted a survey on cyber hygiene habits, which gained importance especially with the pandemic. According to the survey, 91 percent of respondents use capital letters and/or punctuation when creating passwords, and 68 percent use different passwords for their memberships on different websites.
Companies are considered not to adequately protect personal data
According to the survey, 70 percent of the participants state that they share their personal data such as phone numbers and addresses with websites. However, the rate of those who think that companies protect their shared personal data securely remains at 44 percent. While 32 percent of the participants use the same password in their memberships on different platforms, 68 percent report that they use different passwords. 37 percent of the participants prefer to use applications that facilitate password management.
When the participants are asked whether they carry out transactions such as banking or shopping that require sharing important information over unreliable networks (such as WiFi networks in restaurants or cafes, unencrypted networks), 29 percent answer yes and 71 percent answer no.
Havucum, who conveyed his views on the subject. com Co-Founder Deniz Alpay, “After the pandemic, it has become a fact that many physical works have been transferred to digital, and digital processes are preferred by more and more people. After this change, the importance of cyber security has increased visibly. As Havucum.com “Our survey of cybersecurity habits we have conducted shows that awareness is increasing.”