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MAKING SENSE OF C YBER THREAT S

Online and increasingly vulnerable

The Internet has changed nearly every aspect of our lives and will continue
to do so as technology evolves. But going online may also put you at risk
of becoming a victim of cybercrimes like identity theft and financial fraud.

Consider all the ways you engage online that could potentially expose your
personal or business information on a daily basis.

Think about how you:

Consume products and services

DISTANCE LEARNING TELEMEDICINE ONLINE SHOPPING WEARABLE TECH GAMING

Expand your personal and business networks
7 in 10

Americans use social media to
connect with each other and share FACEBOOK SNAPCHAT INSTAGRAM LINKED IN TWITTER
information, news, and entertainment.
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Power your financial transactions

67% 58% 53% of Americans
of adults 18–29 of adults 30–44 are using cash for only some or
none of their purchases. Credit
use mobile banking
to check account cards, digital wallets and other
balances, deposit checks, forms of electronic payment are
transfer funds. 2 increasingly preferred. 3

MOBILE BANKING, DIGITAL
WALLETS, CREDIT CARDS

1 “Social Media Fact Sheet,” Pew Center Research www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheet/social-media (Jan. 12, 2017)
2 “Consumers and Mobile Financial Services 2016,” Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, https://www.federalreserve.gov/
econresdata/consumers-and-mobile-fi nancial-services-report-201603.pdf (March 2016)
3 “Americans Using Cash Less Compared With Five Years Ago,” Gallup, www.gallup.com/poll/193649/americans-using-cash-less-com-
pared-fi ve-years-ago.aspx *(July 12, 2016)
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