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Canadians make Cybersecurity Education a Family Affair Reveals Scotiabank Survey
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n Canadians make Cybersecurity Education a Family Affair Reveals Scotiabank Survey\n \n\n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Canada NewsWire\n \n\n\n\n\n More than half of Canadians regularly worry about relatives becoming victims of cybercrime, but an even greater number are committed to protecting loved ones from it\n \n\n\n\n\n TORONTO\n \n\n ,\n \n\n Sept. 26, 2024\n \n\n /CNW/ - In recognition of Cybersecurity Awareness month – an\n \n internationally recognized campaign\n \n held each October to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity – a recent Scotiabank poll revealed Canadians are concerned about cybercrime and the risk it poses to vulnerable family members.\n \n\n In line with the Government of Canada's 2024 campaign theme,\n \n Generation Cyber Safe: Because online security knows no age\n \n , the Scotiabank survey found that while many Canadians worry about cybercrime – emails, texts or phone calls that result in identify theft, data loss or stolen credentials – the demographic commonly known as the \"sandwich generation\", adults squeezed between caring for aging parents and kids, is particularly concerned about its affects, not only on themselves, but also their dependants. Specifically, the poll results found:\n \n\n\n 58% of Canadians ages 35-54 are concerned about parents falling victim to cybercrime\n \n\n 32% of Canadian parents worry it will impact their children\n \n\n Three in five Canadians (58%) aged 18-34 are concerned about becoming victims of cybercrime – the highest of any age group – and also worry about their parents (61%) and grandparents (53%) being targeted\n \n\n\n \"Our survey found that while Canadians increasingly prefer mobile and app-based banking, they also worry more about the associated risks as cybercriminals become more sophisticated,\" said\n \n Steve Sparkes\n \n , EVP and Chief Information Security Officer & Enterprise Platforms at Scotiabank. \"The survey also revealed that Canadians are having educational co...