How safe do people around the world feel on the internet?

In public, a glance over the shoulder is enough to spy out passwords, for example. Michael Schwettmann Who has ever been hit by cybercrime? How do people protect themselves from it? A survey reveals similarities and differences between different groups around the world. When it comes to the internet, "evil is everywhere under the sun", as the popular quote goes. By adopting safe practices, however, we can make it more difficult for cybercriminals to steal our data or cause damage in other ways. But what constitutes safe practices? What do you have to do to protect yourself from data theft and similar crimes? "There's a lot of confusion about this, among people from all over the world," is what Franziska Herbert has learned. The psychology graduate is currently completing her dissertation in the CASA Cluster of Excellence. In collaboration with Professor Markus Dürmuth, Professor Angela Sasse and other researchers, she has conducted a comprehesive survey that assesses the human factor in IT security.