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Third Of Americans Think Viruses Won't Strike Them |
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- http://www.techweb.com/article/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=49400161&site_section=700028
October 01, 2004
About one in three Americans think it's more likely they'll be audited by the IRS or win the lottery than fall victim to a virus or worm, the non-profit National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) said Friday as it released the results of a September survey. Younger computer users are even more sanguine about their chances: 40 percent of those under 25 think they'll get struck by lightning before malicious code hits their PC...I guess I'd have to say get struck by lightning, 'cause those other things just ain't going to happen to me, said one survey respondent when asked about the probability of a computer security or privacy breach, IRS audit, lottery win, or lightning strike. Numbers say different. According to the NCSA, the odds of being hit by lightning are approximately one in 294,330,406. The odds of ending up on the wrong end of a worm, virus, or privacy breach, however, are 7 in 10...
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