This question was phrased by the source as follows:
"Could you please tell me to what extent you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
You are are able to protect yourself sufficiently against cybercrime, e.g. by using antivirus software."
The response choices were "Agree", "Disagree" and "Don't know".
*Number of all respondents from 28 countries.
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Ability to prevent cybercrime by antivirus software in the EU in 2019
This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the ability to prevent cybercrime by antivirus software in the European Union (EU) as of October 2019. During the survey period, it was found that ** percent of respondents stated they were able to protect themselves sufficiently against cybercrime, e.g. by using antivirus software, while ** percent of the respondents felt like they were not able to protect themselves against cybercrime.
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