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GUEST RESEARCH:  Resorting to extreme measures to beat rising living costs and property prices, one in 10 Australian white-collar workers are performing multiple full-time jobs, according to a new survey by global job site, Indeed. 

• As Aussies get ready for summer holiday travel, inflation and cost-of-living concerns drive 66% of vacationers to seek out bargain holiday deals
• 1 in 3 Australians have been scammed when booking, with a third (35%) of those losing $500-$1,000
• 61% of all adults worry more about digital safety than physical safety when on vacation

COMPANY NEWS: Today, McAfee Corp., a global leader in online protection, revealed Australia-specific findings from its new ‘Safer Summer Holidays’ Travel Report. The report surveyed 7,000 people across seven countries to discover how safe it is to plan and book travel online, and how cautious people are when interacting with digital tools while traveling abroad. The research reveals 29% of Aussies have fallen victim or know someone who has fallen victim to an online scam while trying to save money when booking travel. 35% of those who had money stolen have lost $500-$1,000 before their trip has even begun, while 59% lost up to $1,000.

Twenty-one percent (21%) of Australian consumers anticipate increased cybercriminal activity during the holidays, with 87% of Aussies believing that the use of artificial intelligence by cybercriminals will impact online scams, according to a global holiday shopping scam study by online protection company McAfee.

Australian consumers and businesses have been warned by one cyber security firm to be extra cyber savvy this coming Black Friday/Cyber Monday (25 and 28 November) and to be on the lookout for scams.

More than a third of Aussies (35%) would delete themselves from the internet if they could, according to a new study commissioned by cybersecurity company NordVPN.

Aussies feel trapped by the digital economy with a new online survey finding that the majority of consumers feel they have to share personal data if they want to use digital services - but they don’t trust these organisations to protect that data.