Protect Yourself Online With Tips From Norton
STUDIO CITY (CBS) — Marian Merritt from Norton stopped by the KCAL 9 studios Tuesday to give viewers tips on how to stay safe and secure while online.
Merritt also talked about the Norton Cybercrime Report which is their most comprehensive report examining the impact of cybercrime on consumers.
Cybercrime is a booming business for online thieves
o The report calculated the total bill for cybercrime footed by online adults globally as $388 billion over the past year, which is larger than the illegal trade in marijuana, cocaine and heroin.
Cybercrime is widespread and can be costly and time-consuming to resolve
o The research revealed there are more than 1 million victims of cybercrime a day – twice as many as the amount of new born babies. This amounts to 14 victims a second
o 73 percent of adults surveyed in the U.S. have experienced cybercrime of their lifetime, which is more than the global average of 69 percent.
o In the U.S., the average victim lost 10 days to resolve an instance of cybercrime.
Millennial males are most at risk for cybercrime
o Men tend to spend more time on the Internet than females and also tend to visit adult content and gambling sites, which put them at greater risk.
o Millenials, defined as adults between the ages of 18 and 31 also spend a lot of time online, increasing their risk for cybercrime. On average, millenials spend an average of 28 hours per week on the Internet– more than a full day!
Increase of the overall use of mobile devices and mobile threats
o 10% of adults online have experienced cybercrime on their mobile device.
o 44% of mobile phone users globally use their mobile phone to access the Internet
Disconnect between the likelihood of becoming a victim of real world crime vs. cybercrime
o 7 in 10 people thought they'd be more likely to become a victim of a physical crime than cybercrime.
o Yet three times as many respondents were victims of cybercrime rather than real world crime.
For more information, visit Norton online.
