A Cyber Scary Top 10

Symantec’s Security Response Group just released a list of the riskiest cities for Web Surfing.

1. Seattle
2. Boston
3. Washington, D.C.
4. San Francisco5. Raleigh, NC
6. Atlanta, GA
7. Minneapolis, MN
8. Denver, CO
9. Austin, TX
10. Portland, OR

Marian Merrit, a Norton Internet Safety Advocate says “Interestingly, factors that might imbue a city with civic pride are also those most likely to make it a target for cyber criminals.”
50 cities were surveyed, with Detroit coming in as the last likeliest city for citizens to engage in risky online behavior. Cyber crooks go where the money is.
Regardless of where you live there are “Cyber-Muggers” from all over the world looking to exploit you and your family. It’s always important to make sure the security software on your computer is up to date, that you and your family are careful who they befriend on social pages like Facebook and of course, the incredible barrage of “Scam” e-mails that find their ways into your inbox at work and at home.

All this is why Video Professor worked with Cyber-Crime Expert and Author Jayne Hitchcock in developing its “Protect Yourself Online Tutorial.” Check it out in either the CD-ROM or Video Professor Online versions.

An ounce of digital prevention is worth a pound of cure.