A new study has revealed that Georgia is the fourth-most concerned state about cybersecurity.
Patch management software company NinjaOne analyzed Google search data for a collection of cybersecurity keywords for each state, then compared this with each state’s population to find which state is the most concerned about cybersecurity.
1. Virginia
Virginia tops the list of states most concerned about cybersecurity, with an average of 654.78 monthly searches for cybersecurity-related topics per 100,000 residents. Overall, Virginians made an average of 56,858 monthly searches for cybersecurity-related topics.
Overall, scams were the cybersecurity-related topic that took Virginians’ interest the most, with scams and related terms generating an average of 12,128 searches each month. A scam happens when an attacker deceives their target into giving money for something which was not as advertised or did not fulfil the role it was advertised to fulfil. As digital devices have become more and more common, scammers have created scams to prey on this area, with a particular focus on targeting vulnerable individuals like seniors who may not be as savvy about these types of digital scams.
2. Maryland
Second for the states most concerned about cybersecurity is Maryland, with an average of 625.04monthly searches per 100,000 residents. Marylanders made an overall average of 38,532 monthly searches for cybersecurity-related topics.
A cybersecurity topic that ranked highly for Marylanders was phishing, with phishing and its related terms generating an average of 5,025 monthly searches overall. Phishing is a type of cyberattack where scammers attempt to trick users into doing the “wrong thing” in simple terms. This may be clicking a link to download malware or inputting login details to a fraudulent website, to name two examples.
3. Massachusetts
In third for the states most concerned about cybersecurity is Massachusetts, with an average of 586.7 monthly searches for…
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