According to a study conducted by Google, only 2% of non-experts found the process to be safe.
It also revealed that only 24% of non-experts used password managers to protect some of their account, while 73% of experts acknowledged using the new age technique to protect their vital passwords.
Around 42% of non-experts confessed that running antivirus software was a part of their top three priorities when it comes to protecting data safe online, but only 7% of experts found antivirus software to be their priority, saying that it was not bulletproof.
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