Study Ranks Riskiest Online Cities in US

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Study Ranks Riskiest Online Cities in US

By CircleID Reporter
March 23, 2010, 11:55 pm PDT Views: 4,627 Add Comment

A recent study by Symantec Norton and Sperling’s Best Places has ranked 50 cities in the United States by “Riskiest Online Cities”. The study included investigation of a number of factors including:

• Cybercrimes data from Symantec Security Response:
- Number of malicious attacks
- Number of potential malware infections
- Number of spam zombies
- Number of bot infected computers
- Level of Internet access
• Expenditures on computer hardware and software
• Wireless hotspots
• Broadband connectivity
• Internet usage
• Online purchases

“Seattle places first in the rankings to claim the title of Norton’s Riskiest Online City, placing near the top in categories such as cybercrimes, risky online behavior and wireless Internet access. Boston and Washington, D.C. follow in second and third place. Both cities experience a very high level of cybercrimes, perhaps due in part to their large number of WiFi hotpots.”

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