Symantec partnered with research firm Sperling's BestPlaces to create a list of the top ten most risky cities in the US for cyber crime. Some of the criteria for the ranking included number of malware attacks, the number of spam zombies, the levels of Internet access, the number of infected computers, the number of wifi hot spots, and the number of cyber crimes per capita.
The list of the top ten most risky cities for cyber crime are as follows:
1.) Seattle
2.) Boston
3.) Washington, D.C.
4.) San Francisco
5.) Raleigh, N.C.
6.) Atlanta
7.) Minneapolis
8.) Denver
9.) Austin, Texas
10.) Portland, Ore.
Sources:
Norton: https://norton.newslinevine.com/
Consumer Reports: https://pressroom.consumerreports.org/pressroom/2009/05/consumer-reports-survey-one-in-five-online-consumers-have-been-victims-of-cybercrime.html
Internet Crime Complaint Center https://www.ic3.gov/media/2010/100312.aspx
