INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
New research from NordVPN has revealed that residents of developed countries are more likely to become victims of cybercrime.To compile its
new Cyber Risk Index, the VPN provider partnered with the business data provider Statista
Statista was responsible for collecting the socioeconomic, digital, cyber and crime data from the 50 countries that make up the index while
NordVPN analyzed the data's positive and negative impact on cyber risk.The index shows that Iceland, Sweden, the UAE, Norway and the US are
the countries with the highest cyber risk while India, Nigeria, Iraq, Indonesia and South Africa are the countries with the lowest cyber
risk.Digital privacy expert at NordVPN, Daniel Markuson explained how cyber risk increases when users spend more time online,
cybercrime as only a third of the country's population use the internet and less than a quarter have smartphones
Cyber risk decreases with less time spent online but Markuson pointed out that Indians who do have access to the internet spend a great deal
They probably live in cities and get higher wages
inequality, less urbanization or low internet penetration, a small segment of the population may face a much larger cyber risk than the
general population as is the case in India.One takeaway from NordVPN's Cyber Risk Index is the fact that spending less time online makes
people less vulnerable to cybercrime which is another great reason to limit your daily screen time.
