Variables

Categories

Percentage

Type/s of social media most commonly used

Facebook

93.5

Instagram

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