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ID #:   39269701
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Description:   International survey on e-mail security awareness and usage report. Includes Canadian specific data: How do you personally define spam? When going through your email box and deciding what email is spam and what is legitimate, what indicators do you rely on to help you decide? When you receive email that you think is spam, what do you usually do?

Have you ever been affected by a virus on your computer? How likely do you think you are to get a "bot" or "botnet" virus on your computer

% would hold themselves responsible for fixing their computer if it had a virus, spyware or a bot/botnet, % would take their computer to a computer repair service. [Information Security]

 
Publication Date:   3/24/2010
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Location Type:   Online
Geography:   Canada, Selected Countries
 
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Posted/Updated:   3/25/2010
 
 
 
ID #:   39266358
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Description:   Poll on the types of things that make Canadians angry over the course of the day. % report: Being interrupted by a telemarketer when you’re at home [direct marketing], Bad service at a restaurant, Loud neighbours, Receiving spam e-mail, Lousy weather, Getting junk mail at home [flyer advertising], A bad performance by your favourite sports team, Having to do chores (washing, cleaning up, tidying up your place)

Results by age group, gender, income, province

 
Publication Date:   4/10/2008
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Location Type:   Online
Geography:   Canada, provinces
 
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Posted/Updated:   4/14/2008
 
 
 
ID #:   39264651
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Description:   % of Canadians prefer communicating via email over other methods, % agree that we can hardly keep up with the amount of email that we receive, Average number of e-mails Canadian receive in a week, Average number of spam e-mails received a week, % have opened an average of 3 spam emails per week, % open them due to curiosity, wanting to know more about the product/service

% have registered with at least one website to receive e-mails, Average number of websites registered with, % say they are willing to provide their e-mail address to websites, % of Canadian internet users who have registered at a website to receive e-mail have also deregistered, Top reasons for deregistering

 
Publication Date:   6/25/2007
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Location Type:   Online
Geography:   Canada
 
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Posted/Updated:   6/25/2007
 
 
 
ID #:   39264583
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Description:   This report was designed to serve as a security benchmark tool in order to provide insight and guidance into current Canadian IT security practices and concerns.

Includes In the last 3 months, how many internal or external security issues have you had to respond to?, Distribution of reported breaches by industry sector and company employee-size, Rate your need to increase the levels of technical security to respond to escalating breaches, intrusions, viruses, etc., How would you rate your security vulnerabilities?

Rate your priority for IT security within your organization, Top strategic technology initiatives for 2007 (e.g. Security infrastructure enhancements/management, Network upgrades, Operating system upgrades/changes, Database software/upgrades, Application integration)

Is meeting industry compliance regulations a key driver of security decisions?, Which compliance regulations are driving your security decisions?

Do you have a wireless infrastructure in place? What wireless infrastructure is in place? (Access Point, WiFi, Ad hoc, VoiP, Cisco, Bluetooth, Blackberry) Are you currently able to easily find and classify all network infrastructure and devices, including those that may be a security threat (such as unauthorized access points)?

Is email spam a growing problem for your organization? Are you planning to upgrade/implement an Anti-spam solution? Rate your company’s concern regarding web-based threats, Which web security capabilities are most important to you? (Anti-virus, URL filtering, Data leakage, Anti-spyware, Application control, Anti-botnet, Intrusion protection, User certification, Remote access) [information security]

 
Publication Date:   6/12/2007
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Location Type:   Online
Geography:   Canada
 
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Posted/Updated:   6/13/2007
 
 
 
ID #:   39264233
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Description:   % of Canada’s workers regularly using e-mail, the Internet or both while at work, % complained of excessive spam e-mails, % report that Internet access increases productivity (university educated vs. non-university educated.
 
Publication Date:   3/26/2007
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Location Type:   Online
Geography:   Canada
 
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Posted/Updated:   4/2/2007
 
 
 
ID #:   39263007
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Description:   Survey of Canadian small business (1-99 employees) What comes to mind when you think about IT security? (% reporting Viruses, Firewalls, Security incidents or breaches, Network, Hacking or theft, Privacy / Legislation, Patching)

If you could improve one area within your organization for IT security, what would it be? (% reporting Virus detection & prevention, Network security, Spam and email security, Training, Authentication & authorization, Policies/procedures/strategies)

What are the top IT security issues that you are presently working on, or faced with solving? (Anti-virus detection and prevention, Network security; perimeter defense, Email spam and security, Authentication/authorization; single sign-on, or identity management, Polices/procedures/strategies for security, PIPEDA/privacy

Of your firms IT budget, what percentage is spent on IT security?, Thinking forward to your next fiscal year, what percentage increase or decrease do you expect for your IT security budget next year? [Information security]

 
Publication Date:   11/1/2005
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Geography:   Canada
 
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Posted/Updated:   9/27/2006
 
 
 
ID #:   39262336
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Description:   % of Canadians are very willing or somewhat willing to provide their e-mail address to web sites, Number of websites a typical user registers at, % of Canadians receive more than 10 unsolicited e-mails per week, % are currently using spam filters 2006 vs. 2005

% of Canadians register at websites to receive e-mail, % interested in receiving surveys & polls via e-mail, % interested in receiving discounts via e-mail, Among those who have registered for e-mails, % have gone to the advertiser's website.

 
Publication Date:   5/31/2006
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Location Type:   Offline
Geography:   Canada
 
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Posted/Updated:   5/31/2006
 
 
 
ID #:   39262181
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Description:   % of Canadians check their email daily, Average number of e-mails received a week, % receive more than 200 a week, # of number of unsolicited (spam) emails per week (2003 vs. 2006), % of Canadians use spam filtering software.

% actually prefer communicating via email to any other method, % agree that email has made them more efficient at their work, % of Internet users have access through a wireless device, like a Blackberry (PDA) or cell phone

% feel that they can hardly keep up with the volume of email they receive, % of us dread going on vacation or taking days off because of the amount of email we will face upon our return.

 
Publication Date:   4/4/2006
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Location Type:   Online
Geography:   Canada
 
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Posted/Updated:   5/10/2006
 
 
 
ID #:   39261492
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Description:   Statistics on the number and type of reports submitted to Canada's national tip line for reporting the online sexual exploitation of children. Includes # of reports on child sexual exploitation, Total # of reports sent to law enforcement, Report results (Web sites shut down, Arrests, Under Investigation, Intelligence, Unfounded), Type of report (Child Pornography (child abuse images), Luring, Child Sex-Tourism, Child Prostitution)

Breakdown of child pornography reports (URL reports, Spam Reports, Peer to Peer Reports, Newsgroups)

 
Publication Date:   2/23/2006
Frequency:   Annual
Location Type:   Online
Geography:   Canada
 
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Posted/Updated:   2/24/2006
 
 
 
ID #:   39260831
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Description:   % of Canadians will avoid shopping online this holiday season due to Internet security concerns (vs. Americans), % of online Canadians have at least three to five security software products installed on their computers. % have Anti-virus software, Firewall, E-mail filtering, Anti-spyware software, Web content filtering/blocking software.

% of Canadian online consumers feel that some Internet retailers have not done enough to protect their online customers, % not yet fully confident in their ability to protect themselves from loss of personal information, identity theft, unsolicited email or spam % worried about bidding/selling goods on auction sites.

Sources of online security information: Friend & relatives, ISPs, Web, % not aware of the Internet security terminology: pharming, phishing, malware

 
Publication Date:   11/22/2005
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Location Type:   Online
Geography:   Canada
 
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Posted/Updated:   11/22/2005
 
 
 
ID #:   39260639
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Description:   Comprehensive survey of students in Grades 4 to 11 on their Internet activities. Includes % with high speed access, % with e-mail address by type (e.g. free, school account, family account), % with MP3 player, Computer with Internet, Cell phone, Webcam, by grade level, % with PDA, VoIP

Most popular online activities by grade level and gender (Instant messaging, Music downloading, listening, Play online video games, Surf for fun, School work), List of online activities participated in by gender, Activities participated in on an average school day by gender and grade level, Time spent online by activity and grade

Favourite web sites by gender and primary and secondary grade levels, Comments on memorable online experiences (positive and negative) (e.g. making friends, playing games, making a website, getting a virus, landed on pron site, got a virus, technical problems)

Do you share passwords with friends, Do you read privacy policies of web site you visit, % who would provide real name or e-mail address online by selected situation (e.g. online contest, free e-mail account, chat room etc.), % pretended to be someone else (by false attibute 0 gender, age, race, appearance, % use a spam filter

Use of Internet for school assignments, Aspects of the Internet students would like to learn in school (e.g. how to tell if info is true, protecting privacy, finding information), Girls and boys’ self-ratings of ten skills (e.g. Using Internet, Making friends, Telling jokes, Reading, Playing computer games, Sports, Math and science, Visual arts, Shopping, Playing a musical instrument)

% visited Porn sites, Violence or gore sites, Gambling sites, Adult chat rooms, Hate sites by grade and gender, Rules in the home related to Internet use, Time alone when using the Internet,

How often do you meet new people on the internet? How many have you met in person? Positive and negative experiences in meeting person.

Have you been bullied in the past school year? By grade level, by location (school, Internet cell phone, other). Have you been sexually harassed in the past school year? By gender, by location (school, Internet cell phone, other).

 
Publication Date:   11/7/2005
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Location Type:   Online
Geography:   Canada, Quebec, Rest of Canada
 
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Posted/Updated:   11/8/2005
 
 
 
ID #:   39259883
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Description:   Average # of emails received per week in 4th quarter 2004 by online Canadians, # and % spam (2003, 2004).
 
Publication Date:   3/10/2005
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Geography:   Canada
 
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Posted/Updated:   10/3/2005
 
 
 
ID #:   15576
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Description:   % of Canadian Internet users receive spam about computer software, adult entertainment, % that read computer software spam, leisure and travel spam, % of consumers admitting to having purchased computer software through spam, leisure and travel products through spam.
 
Publication Date:   12/9/2004
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Geography:   Canada
 
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Posted/Updated:   6/1/2005
 
 
 
ID #:   13799
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Description:   Canadian public perceptions of e-mail marketing and SPAM. Includes likelihood someone will consider incoming e-mail as SPAM based on various criteria. (e.g. a personalized message from someone you have dealt with before, a message where the subject line is purposely misleading, jokes/similar messages from friends or colleagues
 
Publication Date:   3/4/2004
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Geography:   Canada
 
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Posted/Updated:   10/3/2004
 
 
 
ID #:   14644
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Description:   % of consumers who believe their computer is protected from viruses, % that actually are, % of e-mails handled by Telus Quebec that are spam in 2004 vs 2002.,
 
Publication Date:   5/3/2004
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Geography:   Canada
 
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Posted/Updated:   7/16/2004
 
 
 
ID #:   10292
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Description:   % of Canadian respondents who identified that spam originates from companies paid to send out mass e-mails, % who reply to spam e-mails with a request to be taken off the mailing list, % who have never reported spam to IP, % feel spam is something you have to live with.
 
Publication Date:   5/8/2003
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Posted/Updated:   9/5/2003
 
 
 
ID #:   10630
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Description:   % of respondents absolutely agree that spam intrudes on their personal privacy. % deal with spam through deletion, asking to be removed. % indicated that dealing with spam places a burden on their individual time
 
Publication Date:   5/20/2003
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Posted/Updated:   5/21/2003
 
 
 
ID #:   10184
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Description:   Monthly report on virus and spam activity in the world. Includes graphs identifying spam, top ten viruses and virus intercepts.
 
Publication Date:   9/1/2004
Frequency:   Monthly
Location Type:   Online
Geography:   Canada, world
 
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Posted/Updated:   4/20/2003
 
 
 
ID #:   9662
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Description:   % of all e-mail that spam accounts for. Typical response rates for paper based direct marketing campaigns vs. e-mail campaigns.
 
Publication Date:   2/10/2003
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Geography:   North America
 
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Posted/Updated:   2/14/2003
 
 
 

 

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