Variables | Categories | Percentage |
Type/s of social media most commonly used | | 93.5 |
| 6.5 | |
Aware of security features offered by social media providers | Yes | 87.1 |
No | 9.7 | |
No idea | 3.2 | |
Current social media account profile status | Private | 51.6 |
Public | 45.2 | |
No idea | 3.2 | |
Possibility of risk associated with having a public social media profile | Yes | 74.2 |
No | 22.6 | |
Do not care | 3.2 | |
Understand how to browse social networking sites’ system settings and configure the available security choices | Yes | 64.5 |
No | 35.5 | |
Experienced as a target of a cyber threat, a breach of security, or a violation of privacy | Yes | 74.2 |
No | 25.8 | |
Understanding level of phishing attacks | Yes | 64.5 |
No | 35.5 | |
Installing app may hamper your personal data security | Agree | 77 |
Disagree | 23 | |
Use of VPN | Yes | 74.2 |
No | 22.6 | |
No idea | 3.2 | |
Concerns about the usage of users’ data by social media platforms | Yes | 67.7 |
No | 32.3 |