JAKARTA - Kaspersky has conducted the latest research, which was carried out on 3000 respondents from 15 countries - including Indonesia - to examine the cyber security practices carried out by consumers during online shopping.
Over the past year, Kaspersky has identified almost 6.7 million phishing attacks disguised as online stores, payment systems, and banking, with 55.6% targeting online shopping consumers.
Fortunately, 97% of respondents showed a substantial level of awareness about online security risks and implemented at least some measures to protect their digital transactions.
Overall, this research reveals that 65% of people who shop online believe they are able to detect fraud independently, but only 42% actually use security solutions to protect their online transactions.
For Indonesia itself, the survey revealed that 83% of people who shop online believe they can detect fraud themselves.
Meanwhile, only 58% of domestic users admit to using security solutions to protect their online payments and block phishing links.
The most common self-security protocols implemented are vigilance against suspicious hyperlinks or unusual website designs (65%) and verification of the authenticity of the seller (62%).
Kaspersky experts emphasize that although this practice is an important protection measure, these efforts are still basic and cannot replace comprehensive fraud prevention offered by security solutions.
Other steps taken by online shoppers include using a separate credit card for digital purchases (33%) and using a separate email address when registering at an unknown online store (26%).
"Staying vigilant is very important, but protecting yourself requires more than just awareness," commented Olga Altukhova, Senior Web Content Analyst at Kaspersky.
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