This statistic presents the perceived importance of cyber security according to internet users in the United States. During the August 2017 survey, 80 percent of respondents stated that cyber security was very important. Overall, 94 percent of respondents thought of cyber security as very or somewhat important.
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ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (August 28, 2017). How important do you consider cyber security to be? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 15, 2026, from /statistics/380917/importance-of-cyber-security/
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