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Recent U.S. cyber security precautions 2017

Which of the following online security precautions did you take within the past 30 days?
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The data describes the most common online security precautions taken by online users in the U.S. within the past 30 days. During the August 2017 survey period, it was found that 55% of respondents had changed some of their online passwords.

Changed online passwords 55
Downloaded other security software and/or apps 26
Took other online security precautions 22
Deleted at least one of my online accounts 17
Signed up for credit monitoring 13
Downloaded password management software 10
None 23