Nearly 53% of respondents admitted that they do not know whom to contact if their personal data has been compromised. Such data was revealed by a recent online survey in the eGov Mobile application, in which more than 50,000 people took part. Only 18% of respondents confidently stated that they know how to act in case of a leak.

More than 62% have no idea what a phishing link is - this is one of the main tools used by online fraudsters. Only one in five know how to differentiate between phishing and real websites.

Despite this, 92% say they do not send SMS codes to "bank staff", but 8% could still make a mistake. 31% of users never change their passwords and 51% only do so if they have a problem. More than half of respondents have received suspicious messages.

The results of the survey highlight once again that despite the fact that many people have experienced scams online, the majority of people are still not digitally literate and do not know how to protect their data. This highlights the need to introduce services such as Nomad Guard.

The Nomad Guard service allows you to check both specific links and websites that the user frequently works with. Simply enter the link or website address in the appropriate field and click the 'Check' button. Check results can take some time, so to track their status, go to the 'My Checks' tab where you can see the final result.

The homepage of the service displays information about the websites from which the data was leaked, as well as the amount of data leaked. A click on the amount of data displays a detailed list of leaks. There is also a 'Fraud' tab where users can report suspicious activity using a dedicated form.

To get the service, the user needs to:

• log in to the eGov Mobile app and go to the "Other services" section;
• click "Check" button;
• enter the link and click "Submit";
• see the application status in the "My checks" section.

Users can also find additional information in the 'More' section and access the 'News', 'Training' and 'Tests' sections.

The new service was implemented thanks to the cooperation of the Public Services Committee of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, National Information Technologies JSC and Center for Analysis and Investigation of Cyber Attacks.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/aktobe-irgiz/press/news/details/990193?lang=kk