Ahead of the international conference “Journey into the World of Artificial Intelligence” (AI Journey), Sber analysts conducted a survey of Russian residents. The majority believe that AI will soon become a key ally in strengthening cybersecurity for individuals, businesses, and the state.
The study showed that cybersecurity is increasingly important for Russians. Over the past year, 96% of respondents encountered fraud. Every second person or their relatives received fraudulent phone calls (51%). Every fourth person (25%) received such calls or messages in messengers, 15% saw emails with links to fake websites or containing malicious attachments. Fake applications were familiar to 3%, while another 2% indicated other types of fraud.
One-third of Russians (34%) believe that AI helps strengthen protection against fraudsters. Among them, 33% see the main benefit of technologies in automatic prevention. Another third are confident that technologies will increase the number of protective services, including those for blocking phishing messages. Every fifth person (22%) expects smart algorithms to accelerate the detection of fraudulent schemes, and every eighth person (12%) believes that AI will help investigate such crimes more effectively.
“To strengthen their protection, Russians most often use the most effective cyber tools: number identifiers (38%) and antivirus software (24%). It’s worth noting that the majority of survey participants (85%) did not fall for fraudsters’ tricks. This indicates the comprehensive and rapid development of personal cybersecurity culture among Russians.”
The problem of cyberattacks on organizations and companies also concerns Russians. Every fourth person (21%) encountered them at work or school. Another 6% noted attacks on services they used. Every third person (33%) knows about such incidents from media and social networks. Russians consider the most serious consequences of hacker attacks to be the theft of confidential data (25%) and the halt of work processes when companies lose access to critical systems (19%). Only 36% are confident that their employer has services to protect against cyberattacks, while half (50%) don’t have such information.
Up to one-third (32%) of respondents are convinced that AI will help strengthen protection for businesses and the country against cyberattacks. They are willing to use it for automatic blocking of phishing campaigns (32%), accelerating the detection and response to cyberattacks (30%). Every fifth respondent (20%) believes that algorithms will enhance existing cybersecurity solutions.
