ISACA Survey Finds 94 Percent of U.S. Consumers Aware of Data Breaches, Far Fewer Act

Ninety-four percent of U.S. consumers heard about major data breaches during the past year, but only 45 percent of surveyed consumers have changed an online password, ISACA said Wednesday, based on a survey. About 28 percent of consumers said they were shopping less frequently at one or more retailers that had experienced major data breaches over the past year, while 15 percent of consumers said they made fewer online purchases using mobile devices, ISACA said. “An interesting conclusion from this study is the gap between people’s concerns about protecting their data privacy and security versus the actions they take,” said ISACA International President Robert Stroud in a news release. “Businesses need to address this gap by aggressively educating customers and employees about how they can help reduce the risk or minimize the impact of data breaches or hacks.” ISACA surveyed 1,646 ISACA members, along with an additional 4,224 consumers in Australia, India, U.K. and U.S.