, 2004-03-29
Social engineering in the latest crop of viruses has people jumping through hoops to open malicious attachments. How do we change the pattern?
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Human Nature vs. Security
2004-03-30
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How does a user differentiate between my_vacation.jpg and my_vacation.jpg.exe if they can't see the file extension? What rule can be given?
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If extensions are hidden, the user would be presented with "my_vacation" and "my_vacation.jpg". Clearly, if I saw an extension on a file, when I normally do not, I would know something was unusual. In this case, it is as plain as the nose on one's face. Still, I doubt the average Internet user would notice.
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