You Don’t Know Hack: Public Struggles with Cyber Security Concepts

A Pew Center survey of 1,055 U.S. adult internet users found widespread gaps in cybersecurity knowledge: fewer than half knew what ransomware is, only 16% could define a botnet, and just 10% identified multi-factor authentication; respondents averaged 5 of 13 knowledge questions correct. The article highlights implications for social engineering risk and notes variation by education level, with a brief mention of a DOJ phishing-related fraud case.