2 in 3 Concerned About Data Breaches During the Holiday Shopping Season This Year
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Generali Global Assistance releases findings from its fourth annual holiday shopping survey
BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Generali Global Assistance, the developer of a proprietary and innovative identity and cyber protection platform, today released the findings of its fourth annual Holiday Shopping ID Theft survey. The survey examines consumer sentiment on retail data breaches and the identity theft risks holiday shopping poses. Key findings from the annual surveys are listed below:
Among those who avoided it entirely, comfort with online shopping has grown substantially this year.
-- 30% of Americans surveyed avoided online shopping due to the potential
security risks prior to the COVID-19 pandemic
-- 74% of those who avoided online shopping due to security risks say they
are using their credit card online more often as a direct result of the
pandemic-induced retail lockdowns
-- 73% of those who avoided online shopping in the past agree they have
become more comfortable shopping online since the start of the pandemic
Online shopping dominates this year, but nearly half plan to shop in brick-and-mortar stores.
-- 86% of consumers plan to do their holiday shopping online, up 21 percent
from last year, likely due to the pandemic
-- 48% indicated they will shop for the holidays in a brick-and-mortar
store, down 15 percent from last year
-- 70% of holiday shoppers plan to shop at two to five brick-and-mortar
and/or online stores
-- 18% indicated they will go to more than six stores this holiday season
2 in 3 are concerned about data breaches during holiday shopping season; nearly 4 in 5 will think twice before doing business with a breached retailer.
-- 66% of Americans surveyed expressed concern about their financial or
personal information being compromised due to a data breach while
shopping this holiday season
-- 78% of customers indicated that they would be concerned about doing
business with a retailer if they experienced a breach
-- Down a point from last year, the number of customers who expressed
concern over retailers who've been breached has decreased, continuing a
potential trend of consumer apathy toward data breaches that GGA
identified last year
Most shoppers would feel more secure if a retailer offered them identity protection services.
-- 64% of Americans indicated they would feel more secure doing business
with a retailer if that retailer offered them identity protection
services
-- Compared to 61% of Americans in 2018 and 55% in the year prior who
indicated they would feel more secure if a retailer offered them ID
theft protection
-- Revealing that more consumers understand the need for identity theft
protection today
Identity theft is viewed as a threat this year by over 2 in 5 Americans.
-- 61% of shoppers indicate that data breaches of online merchants or
credit card providers is still the biggest threat to their identity, up
14 percent from last year
-- 2 in 5 Americans (43%) indicated that identity theft is their greatest
threat this year
-- 28% perceive having their identity stolen due to a COVID-19 related scam
as the greatest threat to their personal info, whether it be a
COVID-related employment scam (20%) or a health scam (17%)
-- Break-in or pickpocket (15%), a tax scam (13%), and to a lesser extent,
a puppy scam (7%) were the other types of identity theft considered a
danger by respondents
Big box stores are trusted most with personal data.
-- 40% of Americans trust big box stores the most with their personal data
this holiday shopping season
-- 36% consider e-retailers the most trustworthy
-- Only 22% of the survey respondents trust their local small businesses
with their personal data.
Paige Schaffer, CEO, Global Identity and Cyber Protection Services at Generali Global Assistance, commented on the findings, "Consumers' shopping behavior has evolved rapidly as a result of the pandemic forcing even the 30 percent of Americans who used to avoid online shopping entirely to take their business online. While consumers growing apathy around breaches continued, our survey also showed that more of them understand the need for identity protection. Making sure the average consumer's personal information is safe and offering them support in the wake of an incident will improve customer loyalty among all retailers from the big box super store to the local mom and pop shop."
To learn more about Generali Global Assistance's identity protection offering, please visit https://www.irisidentityprotection.com/
Survey Methodology
The "Holiday Identity Theft" survey was conducted by ENGINE Insights among a sample of 1,003 adults 18 years of age and older, comprised of 501 men and 502 women. The online omnibus study is conducted three times a week among a demographically representative U.S. sample of 1,000 adults ages 18 and older. The survey was live on October 30 - November 1, 2020.
About Generali Global Assistance
Generali Global Assistance has been a leading provider of identity and cyber protection solutions, travel insurance, and other assistance services for more than 35 years. The Company offers a full suite of innovative, vertically integrated travel insurance and emergency services, identity protection solutions, and beneficiary companion services. Generali Global Assistance is part of the multinational Generali Group, which for over 185 years has created a presence in 60 countries with over 71,000 employees. Our success has been built on the foundation of trust that clients have placed in our ability to provide assistance in the most difficult of circumstances.
To learn more about Generali Global Assistance's identity & cyber protection offerings, please visit?https://www.irisidentityprotection.com/
GGA Media Contact
Jay A. Morakis
M Group Strategic Communications (for Generali Global Assistance North America)
+1 646.859.5951
jmorakis@mgroupsc.com
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