Top Ten Infected Cities

Do you live in one of the top ten most infected cities?

Webroot conducted a survey and found the most infected cities in the U.S. The survey found that the numbers do not reflect density. New York, which is the most densely populated city in the U.S. is not on the list.

The research included PC's, laptops and smart phones. And it also found that these infected devices had an average of 6 to 24 pieces of malware installed.

“Our most infected cities list shows that cybercriminals have no geographical bias,” said David Dufour, senior director of engineering at Webroot. “Whether you live in a big city or small town, from east coast to west coast and everywhere in between, you are susceptible to being a victim of malware. It is in everyone’s best interest to run a security solution on their personal device, and to make sure that all security software subscriptions are current.”

So what are the most infected cities? Here is the top ten:

• Houston – 60,801
• Chicago – 49,147
• Phoenix – 42,983
• Denver – 39,711
• San Antonio – 39,646
• Dallas – 37,630
• Los Angeles – 34,050
• Las Vegas – 31,836
• Minneapolis, Minn. – 28,517
• Charlotte, N.C. – 27,092

Webroot advises that all users practice safe surfing. Those safety measures include having up to date security software, use strong passwords, avoid public wi-fi, and store your personal information and important documents in the cloud.

Source: Help Net Security