CALIFORNIA BUSINESS MINUTE
Riskiest Cyber Cities
03-25-10
Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.
Seattle, Washington is the riskiest city for cybercrime in the nation, according
to a new ranking by Symantec and Sperling’s BestPlaces. San Francisco ranked
fourth, but more than 56 percent of the population uses the Internet once a day,
more than any city in the nation.
The two companies used their own internal research and also checked out key facts
and figures on each city, including the number of malware attacks, the number of
spam zombies, the number of infected computers, the levels of Internet access, and
the number of Wi-Fi hot spots. Symantec then rated each city using different
categories, such as risky online behavior (defined as buying items online and
accessing financial information) and the number of cybercrimes per capita. The list
looked at 50 of the largest metro areas in the nation.
Top Ten Riskiest Cities
1. Seattle
2. Boston
3. Washington
4. San Francisco
5. Raleigh
6. Atlanta
7. Minneapolis
8. Denver
9. Austin
10. Portland
San Diego was #14; Sacramento #16; Oakland #18; San Jose #20; Los Angeles #30;
Long Beach #45 and Fresno #47. So apparently, congratulations go to Fresno for
the lowest risk cyber city in the state and to both Fresno and Long Beach for
finishing in the Top Ten for the Cities with the Lowest Cybercrime Risk.
I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.
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