{"id":217028,"date":"2026-02-24T15:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/24\/oh-behave-cybersecurity-attitudes-and-behaviors-report-2021-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:35:10","slug":"oh-behave-cybersecurity-attitudes-and-behaviors-report-2021-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/24\/oh-behave-cybersecurity-attitudes-and-behaviors-report-2021-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh Behave! Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors Report: 2021\u20132025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.staysafeonline.org\/articles\/oh-behave-cybersecurity-attitudes-and-behaviors-report-2021%E2%80%932025\">Oh Behave! Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors Report: 2021\u20132025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.staysafeonline.org\/articles\/oh-behave-cybersecurity-attitudes-and-behaviors-report-2021%E2%80%932025\">https:\/\/www.staysafeonline.org\/articles\/oh-behave-cybersecurity-attitudes-and-behaviors-report-2021%E2%80%932025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-24 15:20:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.staysafeonline.org\">www.staysafeonline.org<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\" class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-myj8wf\">What is Oh Behave!?\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\" class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1lt7lly\">Oh Behave! is our annual report examining global cybersecurity attitudes, behaviors, and trends. Conducted in partnership with CybSafe, the report surveyed over 25,000 individuals from 2021-2025 across 9 countries to explore how people approach online security, their concerns, and where gaps remain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\" class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-myj8wf\">Why it matters\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\" class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1lt7lly\">Every year, the Oh Behave! report underscores the evolving cybersecurity landscape, highlighting the growing impact of AI, rising cyber threats, and the urgent need for better education and protection strategies. As cybersecurity risks become more complex, individuals, businesses, and policymakers must work together to build a safer digital world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\" class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-myj8wf\">Key Findings<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\" class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1lt7lly\"><strong class=\"framer-text\">Awareness is rising, but behaviors have not kept up<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"auto\" class=\"framer-text\">\n<li data-preset-tag=\"p\" class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1lt7lly\">\n<p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1lt7lly\">Awareness of multi-factor authentication (MFA) rose from <strong class=\"framer-text\">52%<\/strong> in 2021 to <strong class=\"framer-text\">77%<\/strong> in 2025<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-preset-tag=\"p\" class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1lt7lly\">\n<p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1lt7lly\">Yet, regular MFA use fell to just<strong class=\"framer-text\"> 53%<\/strong> after peaking in 2022<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\" class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1lt7lly\"><strong class=\"framer-text\">Human constraints are the primary barrier<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"auto\" class=\"framer-text\">\n<li data-preset-tag=\"p\" class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1lt7lly\">\n<p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1lt7lly\">Worry about cybercrime has climbed from <strong class=\"framer-text\">57%<\/strong> of respondents in 2022 to <strong class=\"framer-text\">68%<\/strong> in 2025<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-preset-tag=\"p\" class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1lt7lly\">\n<p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1lt7lly\"><strong class=\"framer-text\">31% <\/strong>of participants now believe losing money online is unavoidable, up from <strong class=\"framer-text\">25%<\/strong> in 2022<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\" class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1lt7lly\"><strong class=\"framer-text\">Cybercrime is becoming normalized<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"auto\" class=\"framer-text\">\n<li data-preset-tag=\"p\" class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1lt7lly\">\n<p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1lt7lly\">In 2025, phishing accounted for <strong class=\"framer-text\">40%<\/strong> of reported incidents<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-preset-tag=\"p\" class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1lt7lly\">\n<p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1lt7lly\">Online dating scams rose from <strong class=\"framer-text\">22%<\/strong> of incidents in 2022 to <strong class=\"framer-text\">29%<\/strong> in 2025<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-preset-tag=\"p\" class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1lt7lly\">\n<p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1lt7lly\">Cyberbullying affected <strong class=\"framer-text\">23%<\/strong> of respondents in 2025, up from<strong class=\"framer-text\"> 13%<\/strong> in 2022<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\" class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1xfe1l5\">Fill out the form below to receive a copy to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.staysafeonline.org\/articles\/oh-behave-cybersecurity-attitudes-and-behaviors-report-2021%E2%80%932025\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oh Behave! 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