Safety in Situ

DANGER, WILL ROBINSON, DANGER!  MY SENSORS DETECT THAT YOU LIVE IN A HIGH RISK AREA FOR CYBERCRIME!
According to a recent press release from Symantec, some cities in the U.S. are more “vulnerable” than others, with Seattle at the top of list.  Their methodology “analyzed data for each city including the number of cyberattacks and potential infections (data provided by Symantec Security Response), level of Internet access, expenditures on computer hardware and software, wireless hotspots, broadband connectivity, Internet usage and online purchases.”
While an argument could be made about a potential conflict of interest for a press release of this nature, I’d like to focus on what greater access to Internet connectivity means in terms of best practices, regardless of whether you are in Seattle or Shishmaref.  As noted in a recent Cyber Risk Report, the study’s real conclusion has little to do with your actual location.