Security concerns make 1 in 3 users avoid online banking

According to a survey by Avira, 1 in 3 people don’t use online banking because they’re concerned with safety and almost 50 percent are at least wary of online banking. That leaves just 20 percent of those surveyed with a confident approach to accessing financial accounts using the Internet.

Avira polled its 100 million customers worldwide, and a random sampling of users responded to the online survey which asked if they trust online banking or if they have concerns about security while accessing information online.

There were 3,127 responses which broke down in the following manner:

"It’s a good sign to learn that almost half of the people we polled at least had some concerns with banking online and eye opening that almost one out of three just didn’t practice online banking in any form whatsoever," said Sorin Mustaca, data security expert of Avira.

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