Smart phones, Wi-Fi, social networks – we’re doing more online than ever before. In fact, being constantly connected to our technology via mobile devices and online accounts is just part of our daily lives. Are you aware of the potential for cybercrime because of what you do, the devices you use, and important security steps you might be overlooking?
Today, Norton released the results of our 2012 Riskiest Online City study. We evaluated a combination of ten risk factors that might increase a person’s risk for cybercrime. The risk factors included each city’s real world cybercrime data from Symantec research and consumer data such as the amount of time spent online, availability of public Wi-Fi networks, adoption of social networking and use of smart phones. By crunching the numbers and evaluating the per capita rankings, Norton and partner Sperlings’ BestPlaces came up with the list of America’s 50 riskiest online cities.
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