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Rakuten Viber has prepared for Data Protection Day (celebrated annually on January 28) new research on how Ukrainians protect personal data on the Internet – for this, the team conducted a survey in Viber Ukraine (more than 50 thousand users took part in it).
Key points from the study of Ukrainians’ literacy in the field of information security and hygiene
- 43% of Ukrainians are confident in the security of their personal data on the Internet and do not take any additional measures.
- The remaining 57% of respondents use additional methods: 11% have an antivirus on their phone, another 4% install it on their computer, 9% enable two-factor authentication for all accounts, 7% download programs only from official sites. Only 8% hide their phone number to protect data, 6% of respondents set different passwords, and another 4% — they are changed often. The rest (8% of respondents) use all the above methods.
- Additionally, the Rakuten Viber team asked Ukrainians whether they have become more knowledgeable in cybersecurity over the past year: 50% of respondents are not interested in this issue at all, but 21% are doing everything to deepen their knowledge. 17% of respondents admitted that they had not read anything on the topic of cybersecurity during the year to better understand the topic, and 12% of Ukrainians are confident that they know enough: 6% were well versed in security measures before, another 6% have significantly improved their knowledge over the past year.
At the end of 2023, the Viber team launched a paid Viber Plus subscription in Ukraine as a response to its competitor Telegram Premium. Also, the Japanese company Rakuten (owner of Viber) recently opened a new office in Ukraine and announced joining the special regime «Дія.City». Now the team is preparing to launch the next important service – a digital wallet. No details yet.
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