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    Saturday, May 01, 2010

    To click or NOT, slings, arrows



    Cyber security:

    I've seen many security experts warn to be
    careful what links you click on.

    HOW?
    How can you be careful what link to click on?
    Even with security software checking all the links
    before you click on them, it isn't 100% safe or
    accurate.

    You are only as safe as your dumbest friend's
    dumbest Friend..ad infinitum.

    If your dumbest friend sends you a link,
    do you check where he got the link from?
    Do you click on it?

    Some malware uses your dumb friends
    emails to collect email addys to send
    fake infected emails that look like they
    came from your friend.

    Does your friend click on unknown links?
    Does his dumbest friend click on risky links?
    Has your dumbest friend been infected by
    his dumbest friend.

    How responsible are your friends?
    Do they surf while drunk or on drugs?
    Do they surf and click links when they
    are impaired?

    If they do then they could be innocently passing
    on malware to you.

    And thats not the end or beginning of the problem.

    Is the Adobe update pop up for REAL or
    is it part of a malware campaign?

    Other popups that MS uses are not safe,
    and MS doesn't give you enough info
    to accurately determine if the popup
    is from MS or malware.

    Even if you click on the "X" to delete the
    popup have you just been tricked by some
    malware.

    BE CAREFUL WHAT LINKS YOU CLICK ON
    IS AN OXYMORON.

    THERE IS NO WAY TO BE SURE.

    And of course don't click on links
    from people you don't know.

    Or from people you do know.
    JUST DON'T CLICK ON ANY LINKS.

    Hmm this is problematic.




    Gerald
    Tactical Internet Systems analyst


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