The difference is the scale. While you may have one burglar try and break in, in cyberspace, you could have thousands of state sponsored hackers trying to break

The difference is the scale. While you may have one burglar try and break in, in cyberspace, you could have thousands of state sponsored hackers trying to break in. A burglar needs to quickly break in, otherwise they risk getting caught. Hackers never get caught. There is absolutely no risk, and high reward.