On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 09:43:59 -0700
Siri Amrit Kaur <
tigerflag@tigerflag.com> wrote:
> How do you explain the security risks of viruses, worms, spyware, etc. to
> people who need to take security seriously, but have NO technical background
[...]
>
> I've tried to explain to them what can happen to compromised systems. No
> matter what I say, no matter how much I try to dumb-it-down for them, they
> don't "get" it, their eyes glaze over and they and ultimately respond with
> "But I don't care." Their level of denial and deliberate naivete is
> dumbfounding!
Good question Siri and there is, in fact, no easy answer. Google on your subject "Educating users about Security" and you'll find a ton of opinions.
Trying to switch them to Mozilla/Firefox/T'bird helps. No need to even talk about security. Just show them how usercontent.css[1] blocks unwanted ads. They can relate to that!
Most users don't see themselves as part of the problem and just think viruses, worms, spyware, etc. is just a way of life. Once you get outside the Windows environment and start using Linux/Mac/BSD you have a different perspective on the problem.
Dennis
[1]
http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/adblock.html
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