THREATS/ATTACKS DUE TO ONLINE/ MOBILE WORK Respondents said email account hacking was the most serious digital risk they face. Nearly all respondents heavily rely on the Internet and actively use digital tools to communicate and gather information. Only 15% of respondents said they have been previously threatened or personally attacked because of their online/mobile work. The common abuses/violations cited were insulting emails and comments on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. A few cited examples where certain individuals, hiding behind fake names, perpetrated the violations. Others reported cases where they were personally threatened by government officials. At least 50% of the respondents who have never been physically abused did report know someone who has, but only a few respondents elaborated on this. In some instances, the victim is a friend, colleague or a family member. A few of these instances involved physical abuse and forced commandeering of personal equipment. Familiarity with security tools, data encryption, and anonymous internet usage However, there is a need to view the results above with caution as most of the respondents operate in environments that are not very sophisticated. As shown above, most of the respondents equate security in cyberspace to merely having anti-virus software. Asked about their skills in implementing secure and, if the need be, anonymous internet usage, 9% considered their skills ‘excellent’, 35% ‘very good’, 46% ‘fair’, and 12% ‘poor’. Again, these assertions should be taken with caution. When it comes to mixing personal information with professional activity when using social net¬works like Facebook or Twitter, 10% say they do so frequently, 13% very often, 19% fairly often, 20% sometimes, 26% almost never, and 13% never. Are there resources devoted to helping you maintain individual privacy and digital security? Most of the respondents equated security in cyberspace to simply having an Antivirus in their devices. In some instances, the software is either a free version or one that is out-of-date. When it came to grasp of security tools, data encryption, and anonymous internet usage, most of the respondents were aware of the terms used to achieve this: 8 Over half of the respondents are aware of resources devoted to helping them maintain individual privacy and digital security. However, almost all respondents admitted or implied that these measures are inadequate. Most of them cited computer firewalls, encrypted networks, and anti-virus software as examples. Some cited dedicated IT support staff who, among other measures of security, encourage them to change their passwords repeatedly. COMMUNICATIONS SURVEILLANCE/ VULNERABILITY TO ATTACKS Most of the respondents understand communications surveillance as the monitoring of communications, whether digital, mobile, etc., to gain information on a person’s activities and/or interactions, without their knowledge or consent. And in almost all cases, the culprit is government.