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WE'RE top of the league in more than football.
When cyber security company Norton teamed up with research firm Sperling’s BestPlaces to uncover the top 10 cities in Europe they found we are the capital of risky online behaviour.
Manchester is ranked No. 1 - apparently because we have the highest incidences of Wi-Fi hotspots and malware attempts.
The 2012 Top 10 'Riskiest' Online Cities in Europe are:
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No 1. Manchester, United Kingdom |
No 2. Amsterdam, Netherlands |
No 3. Stockholm, Sweden |
No 4. Paris, France |
No 5. London, United Kingdom |
No 6. Dublin, Ireland |
No 7. Milan, Italy |
No 8. Rome, Italy |
No 9. Barcelona, Spain |
No 10.Berlin, Germany |
Sperling’s BestPlaces determined the per-capita rankings by examining several consumer behaviours – from the prevalence of PCs and smartphones, to social networking and accessing potentially unsecured Wi-Fi hotspots, among others.
The following risk factors were measured:
o Bot-infected computers within a specific city
o Attempted malware infections within a specific city
o Spamming IP addresses within a specific city
o Web attacks originating within a specific city
o Number of places that offer Wi-Fi connection to the Internet
o Prevalence of computer use by residents
o Prevalence of Internet use
o Use of smartphones
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