Trust in Social Media Security Is at an All-Time Low (Infographic)

Despite increased use of social sites overall, 96 percent of users surveyed said they didn't trust social media sites to keep their data secure.

In our ongoing coverage of security topics for Cybersecurity Awareness Month, it’s important to recognize that all parties play an important role in security infrastructure. Businesses need to provide adequate solutions and people need to utilize the solutions provided. Unfortunately, according to a recent infographic, user confidence in the security infrastructures provided by social sites is at an all time low.

This year, 96 percent of the 1,017 American adults surveyed said they didn’t have a lot of trust in the ability of social networks to protect their privacy–three percentage points worse than a similar survey conducted in 2014.

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