On the Internet, the constraints of the physical world no longer apply. There's no such thing as distance. You need to protect yourself from, not just the neighbourhood burglar, but all cybercriminals everywhere, who have a near-zero chance of getting caught.
Malware infection
reported to HKCERT in 2019
1,219
Security incidents
reported to HKCERT in 2019
9,458
Decrease of incidents
of the previous year
6%
Potential economic losses in Hong Kong because of cyberattacks (first three quarters of 2019)
-$22.48billion
Cyber-attacks can cause significant disruption to even the most resilient corporation or organization, causing them to lose assets, data, reputation and business opportunity, and face fines, ransom and recovery costs.