Kaspersky Study: The Main Motivater Of Educators In Asia Pacific In Making Decisions Regarding Cyberspace

Cybersecurity illustration (photo: Kaspersky)

JAKARTA - Kaspersky's latest study with Associate Professor Jiow Hee Jhee from the Singapore Institute of Technology revealed that respondents who understand cybersecurity issues tend to pay more attention to the positive use of the internet.

Conducted on educators in India, Singapore, and the Philippines, the study underscores that the strongest motivation for practicing cybersecurity is based on individual ability to mitigate or prevent threats and their personal ability to implement recommended responses.

Four out of five respondents stated that they would be connected to a secure network when they realized the negative consequences of using an unsafe Wi-Fi connection, and 75 percent of them believed they could prevent cyber intrusion if they used a secure Wi-Fi connection.

Furthermore, 90 percent of respondents agree that they can enter malware into their digital devices if they open links or attachments from unknown sources.

As a precaution, 85 percent of respondents stated that they could prevent cyber intrusion into digital devices by not opening links or attachments from suspicious sources.

In connection with the use of strong passwords, one of the most common cyber hygiene best practices, 6 out of 10 will use complicated passwords if they get instructions on how to make them easy to remember.

"Our study shows that it is important for cyber users to be educated about the severity of the consequences and vulnerabilities if they become victims," said Associate Professor Jiow Hee Jhee of the Singapore Institute of Technology.