{"id":176264,"date":"2023-11-08T07:23:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T15:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/?p=176264"},"modified":"2024-07-31T11:19:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T18:19:03","slug":"the-benefits-of-protection-why-employees-place-a-high-value-on-digital-wellness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/internet-security\/the-benefits-of-protection-why-employees-place-a-high-value-on-digital-wellness\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Protection \u2013 Why Employees Place a High Value on Digital Wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"

In workplaces around the world, employees agree<\/span> \u2014<\/span> they feel strongly about online protection.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Our joint research with Statista puts a figure to that feeling. Worldwide, 80% or more of employees said that online protection was important or very important to them. Based on what we saw in our previous article<\/a> in the series, that comes as little surprise.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There, we covered how much time they spend online. Nearly <\/span>seven<\/span>\u00a0hours a day on average. What\u2019s more, they\u2019re spending more time doing more important things. They\u2019re managing their finances, doing their shopping, tracking their health, and even visiting their doctors online. And at historically high rates that only continue to climb.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet with that increased activity has come increased risk. Our research found that 27% of employees worldwide said they were a victim of cybercrime. A mix of data theft, malware, phishing, and targeted spearphishing attacks led the way. Strikingly, more than half of employees in the U.S. reported the theft of sensitive <\/span>info<\/span> (54%).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Of note for organizations, our research found that 1 in 2 employees use one or more personal devices for work as well. Most often that was an Android (60%) or Windows (55%) device. iOS devices featured prominently as well at 33%.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This makes a strong case for offering comprehensive online protection as part of a digital wellness program. Employers gain the confidence that their employees are protected regardless of which device they use. Employees gain the protection they want, and need, to stay safe online in the workplace and across their daily lives. Both benefit.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Everyone benefits from online protection.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Just as organizations have protection measures in place to protect employees on business devices, comprehensive online protection does the same for their personal devices. In this way, organizations gain the assurance that their employees are <\/span>protected<\/span> across practically every device they use, wherever they use them.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, what does comprehensive protection look like?<\/span> Comprehensive online protection like ours goes beyond antivirus<\/span><\/a>. It protects the whole employee, by protecting their devices, their privacy, and their personal <\/span>info<\/span>. Within that, it covers the top online protection measures that employees want most. As found in our research with Statista, the top five measures they want include:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n