---
title: "The public and cybersecurity practices and knowledge"
description: "Lee Rainie presented the Center’s findings about public practices and knowledge related to cybersecurity to the advisory board of the National Cybersecurity Alliance on May 5, 2017. "
date: "2017-05-22"
authors:
  - name: "Lee Rainie"
    job_title: "Former Director, Internet and Technology Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/lee-rainie/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2017/05/22/the-public-and-cybersecurity-practices-and-knowledge/"
categories:
  - "Emerging Technology"
  - "Online Privacy & Security"
  - "Platforms & Services"
  - "Privacy Rights"
  - "Public Knowledge"
---

# The public and cybersecurity practices and knowledge

Lee Rainie, director of internet, science and technology research at Pew Research Center, presented the Center’s findings about public practices and knowledge related to cybersecurity to the advisory board of the [National Cybersecurity Alliance](https://staysafeonline.org/) on May 5, 2017. He discussed the wide variance in what the public knows about key cybersecurity issues and concepts and people’s habits when it comes to handling the passwords to their online accounts and their use of public Wi-Fi networks.