Norton Reveals the Riskiest Cities for Cybercrime

[victomofreality]

[citation][nom]slickyfats[/nom]I was wondering the same thing, they are practically one city.I live just north of DFW it a town of 600 people. We didn't make the least risky list. lol[/citation]

I've worked in Tech Support and you have no idea how far above your average citizen you are! If the FCC goes through with their plan for computer literacy I can see the list changing a bit.

 

[warezme]

where do they get this info? Dallas is voted as one of the riskiest and Ft. Worth right door a few miles is least riskiest?

Wah?

 

[kewlx]

how can Columbus be 21 in least and greatest risk?

 

[bison88]

This has got to be the stupidest poll I ever seen. I just saw the "Top 20 Most Wired Cities" a week ago and this list is taken directly from that. Well...no shit the more wired the city is the more prone it will be to cyber threats because its incorporated the Internet more broadly. Seriously I clicked this hoping I wasn't going to see the same cities almost in ORDER as the Top 20 Wired Cities list not even a week ago.

 

[requiemsallure]

woooo my city is at number 8.... o wait, thats not good. 😛

 

[RipperjackAU]

"How's the cyber crime tonight... How's the cyber rhyme tonight!" - Terry gets a laptop!

 

[gclambert]

22nd least risky city: VA BEACH! glad to know that I am in a safe zone.

 

[zambutu]

how come i only see American cities?

 

[RiverRat83]

so how is columbus on the Riskiest and least risky lists?

 

[Computer_Lots]

I'm not trying to inject politics into this (and get banned) but it is interesting that the most risky cities are more liberal and the least risky are more conservative. Maybe I've just had politics on the brain too much lately.

 

[chickenhoagie]

[citation][nom]slickyfats[/nom]I was wondering the same thing, they are practically one city.I live just north of DFW it a town of 600 people. We didn't make the least risky list. lol[/citation]

yeah I never quite understood why people don't grasp onto the concept on what will give you viruses and spyware. Perhaps they should just make this a class subject in middle school?

 

[silverblue]

[citation][nom]zambutu[/nom]how come i only see American cities?[/citation]

It's linking directly from .co.uk to THG US.

Wouldn't mind knowing similar stats for Europe.

 

[dreamphantom_1977]

Thats it.... I'm building a cyber bunker to protect myself just in case someone drops a cyber bomb.

 

[eddieroolz]

I don't think it makes a difference whether you live in Seattle or Detroit, you'll be hit with cybercrime if you're stupid.

 

[gm0n3y]

Its because people from Detroit can't afford computers.

 

[igot1forya]

I know why Detroit is not on the list... two reason in fact.
1) all the money has left the city, nothing to steal
2) anyone still living there is praying for someone steals their identity so they can blame their poor credit on someone else!

 

[igot1forya]

oh here's another...
3) cause they' jack your car instead!

 

[Camikazi]

[citation][nom]Socrates047[/nom]why is colomus on both list, two different places[/citation]
I was gonna ask the same thing, maybe the city is cut in half, step one street over and it becomes less risky!

 

[silverblue]

Nobody actually thought that there's more than one Columbus in the US...?

 

[zachary k]

Miami 25th least risky city? guess they are to drugged up to be computer smart (or smart period).