Users underestimate level of attacks on home networks

Internet users in the US vastly underestimate how often their home networks are targeted by cyber threats according to a new report from Comcast. The first Xfinity Cyber Health Report combines data from a new consumer survey with threat data collected by the xFi Advanced Security platform and finds 95 percent of survey respondents underestimate the volume of attacks they face each month. Respondents think they're subject to 12 attacks per month on average. In reality, however, xFi Advanced Security blocks nine times that amount or an average of 104 security threats per month per household. The top five most… [Continue Reading]