Our Lifehacker AU comrades point out this interesting fact from Norton's latest Cybercrime report: People who fall victim to malware are statistically more likely to be mugged in real life too. Interesting.


The obvious caveat is that correlation doesn't imply causation, but it is a bit telling to see that these two statistics are linked. Could it be that people who aren't careful online—because honestly, that's what falling victim to malware is—aren't careful in meatspace either?

Norton's internet safety advocate agrees, and says "Clearly these people aren't taking enough care in their real-world interactions and it carries over in their online world." Just think about people you know and how careful they are in their everyday dealings with other people. The more guarded or suspicious you are, the less likely you are to hand over your personal information to a shady site or click a link or open an attachment you're not sure about.


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Norton Cybercrime Report (PDF) | via Giz AU