This report is based off of a survey of 7,000 office workers around the world. It looks at worker’s understanding of phishing and email clicking habits. It also looks at changes in phishing since the COVID-19 pandemic. They reveal real-world concerns from workers around the globe and offer steps to help businesses and individuals resilient against phishing attacks.

Wakefield Research partnered with Webroot to conduct an online quantitative research study among U.S. consumers to:

• Better understand attitudes, perspectives, and behaviors related to cyber hygiene
• Based on this data, create a risk index (“Cyber Hygiene Risk Index”) to assess the risks associated with susceptibility to cybercrime in each state, ranking the states to determine the riskiest and least risky states in the U.S.
• Further analyze respondents’ susceptibility to risk by using a series of custom demographic and psychographic metrics to get a more nuanced understanding of what is behind cyber-hygiene levels

From the report, “We are pleased to present the findings of The Rise of Ransomware, sponsored by Carbonite, a report on how organizations are preparing for and dealing with ransomware infections. We surveyed 618 individuals in small to medium-sized organizations who have responsibility for containing ransomware infections within their organization.”