‘Digital education is regarded effective choice for studying online’

ISLAMABAD: A survey conducted by a Russian cybersecurity company Wednesday revealed that the digital education tools and services are now across desktops, laptops, tablets and ARM-based Windows devices are increasingly regarded as an effective choice for studying online.

According to the survey, conducted by Kaspersky 62 percent of respondents had engaged in some form of education in the past 12 months. Of those, the majority had done so at least partially online with 45 percent in a fully online format and 40 percent in a hybrid format.

The survey reveals that almost 60 percent of people who pursued online or hybrid education in the past 12 months experienced at least one digital incident related to their learning. Suspicious messages or links were the most common issue, affecting 27 percent of respondents, followed by fake apps or websites at 20 percent and scams through online communities or messaging groups at 18 percent. Fake courses or education providers affected 17 percent of respondents, while 16 percent encountered malware in educational files or apps and an equal percentage reported personal data exposure.

Meanwhile, 14 percent faced issues with unrecognized certificates, and 10 percent experienced account hacking. Spam emails, and other scams encountered in online education, can severely influence both users’ online studies and their overall digital lives, and may even result in data and money loss or a device failure.

To stay protected while learning online Kaspersky experts recommends creating a different password for each learning platform or service.

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