South Africa scores low in cybersecurity
A staggering 68.2% of South African respondents said they don’t know that Facebook is able to gather data about them even if they don’t have an account.
RESEARCH by NordVPN revealed that South African literacy in cybersecurity and online privacy is almost 10 points below the global average, scoring just 55.3 points out of 100.
The company launched an open-access survey National Privacy Test in November 2020 in which 48 063 respondents from 192 countries responded to 20 questions that evaluated their online privacy skills and knowledge.
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A staggering 68.2% of South African respondents said they don’t know that Facebook is able to gather data about them even if they don’t have an account.
Moreover, 52.2% of South African residents admitted they would share their personal details like full name, email, phone number, or even their current location, on social media, while globally only 18.7% admitted to behaving the same way.
The research also revealed that over 70% of global internet users did not know how to properly react to online blackmail, 58% did not grasp the dangers of the internet and 36.5% of people around the world admitted to not reading the terms and conditions before agreeing to online policies.
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