An annual survey was conducted in the UAE to gain a better understanding of UAE internet user patterns,behavior and security fears affecting online usage.
Symantec's annual consumer survey of more than 400 UAE residents who regularly use the internet revealed that 75% of respondents do not shop online due to fears that the Internet is 'unsafe' and 'too risky'.
The survey also revealed a shocking 78% of respondents who transact online do so with no protection. These findings are a worrying increase compared to last year's results which found only 47% of respondents had security solutions in place.
Additionally for the second year hacking and credit card fraud remained a front of mind security threat even though 92% of respondents have never experienced any form of fraudulent activities.
Symantec's latest spam report stats that spam now stands at 78.5% of all email traffic and will continue to increase in 2008. Hence education about such threats remains key to staying secure. Symantec's latest Internet Security Threat Report, October 2007 backs up these findings by stating that the UAE still remains a prime target for malicious online activity, ranking the country 40th for the number of bot-infected computers, 66th for phishing hosts, and 51st as a source of spam.
Consumers need to realize that online protection is not a difficult and time-consuming task that requires constant vigilance.
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