Americans are worried about how cyberattacks affect national security and hospitals as ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure ramp up, according to an Oct. 11 Pearson Institute/AP-NORC poll.
For its study, the Pearson Institute/AP-NORC poll surveyed 1,071 Americans between Sept. 9 and 13.
Three study insights:
- Sixty-seven percent of survey respondents said they were very concerned about how cyberattacks could affect national security and defense systems.
- Nearly three in four respondents view China (73 percent) and Russia (72 percent) as big threats to cybersecurity.
- Sixty-three percent of respondents said they were very concerned about how cyberattacks affect health systems. Sixty-two percent of respondents said they were very concerned about how cyberattacks affect their personal information, such as health records and finances.