McAfee releases global study revealing consumer attitudes towards passwords

McAfee
strongly advocates the importance of passwords and online security. This year,
in conjunction with World Password Day 2017, McAfee conducted a global survey
of over 3,000 people that aims to better understand consumer attitude towards
passwords.

Respondents
included markets that exhibit similar mobile device adoption rates and maturity
to Singapore, such as USA and Australia, which boast high penetration rates of
mobile devices. The survey revealed some interesting findings such as –
infographic appended for your perusal:

·  More than half of the respondents have no qualms
sharing their passwords with others (59% USA, 54% Australia)

·  Close to one third reuse the same or similar
passwords on multiple accounts (34% USA, 32% Australia)

·  Forgetting a password is a considered a
strong enough hassle for over 70% of respondents to abandon
what they are attempting to do online

·  Respondents would gladly give up
pampering themselves if they never need to remember a password ever again

The
findings echoed that of a local survey conducted by the Cyber Security Agency
of Singapore, which reveals that 31% of consumers in Singapore reuse the same
passwords for work and personal accounts. Despite a high level of education
around password security, it seems like most people just find remembering
passwords to be too much of a hassle despite 86% indicating that there is a
need for strong passwords.

Additionally, McAfee
has created an online game to teach consumers about
password managers and good password hygiene. For more information on World
Password Day and online safety tips for consumers, please check out this blog .