RSA Security, a division of EMC, released its 2010 Global Online Consumer Security Survey, which polled more than 4,500 Internet users in 22 countries regarding their awareness of online threats, how concerned they are about the security of their personal information online, their willingness to share information about themselves, and their desires for better identity protection.

The white paper points out that 76% of consumers are aware of the threat of phishing and what it means, up from just 38% in 2007. However, even with the increased awareness, 29% of survey respondents claimed they had fallen for a phishing scam compared to only 5% of respondents in 2007.

According to the survey, consumers also agreed that their identities should be better protected than a simple username and password on social networking (59%), healthcare (64%), government (70%) and online banking (80%) websites. Nine in ten consumers are willing to use a stronger form of security if offered.

Survey respondents also indicated that they expected their banks to conduct some level of transaction monitoring on their online banking accounts to detect unusual activity. Among those surveyed, 90% stated they expect their banks to monitor their Internet banking transactions, a slightly higher number than in 2007, when 82% of consumers reported the same expectation.

Click here to read RSA’s full report.