Most Indonesian Citizens Do Not Install Antivirus Software on Their Devices
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According to the *2021 Indonesia Digital Literacy Status Report* from the Ministry of Communication and Informatics and the Katadata Insight Center (KIC), Indonesian citizens generally have a low level of digital device security.
Of the 10,000 respondents surveyed, 67.3% were assessed as having low gadget security, while only 32.7% had high security.
The most common security measure among respondents was setting an alphanumeric/pattern password to unlock their phones, computers, or laptops. This was done by 91.3% of respondents.
Fingerprint authentication was used by only 36.7% of respondents, and face authentication by 13.5%.
Only 6.2% of respondents installed antivirus software on their gadgets, 4.3% backed up their data, and 3.4% used a find my device feature.
Furthermore, only 2.4% of respondents used full disk encryption, 2.1% used two-factor authentication, and 1.2% used a file shredder to permanently delete files.
Meanwhile, 15.5% of respondents did not take any of the above measures.
This survey involved 10,000 respondents across Indonesia. Respondents were aged between 13 and 70 years old and had accessed the internet within the last three months.
The survey used multistage random sampling with home visits in the survey area. The margin of error was approximately 0.98% at a 95% confidence level.
(Also read: Indonesian Women's Digital Literacy Still Unequal to Men's)
"Disclosure: This is an AI-generated translation of the original article. We strive for accuracy, but please note that automated translations may contain errors or slight inconsistencies."
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