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Creating Better Malware Warnings Through Psychology
msm1267 writes "Generic malware warnings that alert computer users to potential trouble are largely ineffective and often ignored. Researchers at Cambridge University, however, have proposed a change to the status quo, believing instead that warnings should be re-architected to include concrete, specific warnings that are not technical and rely less on fear than current alerts."
I don't know what the article said. I was afraid to download the paper linked because it occurred to me that it might have been one of the very malware warnings they were talking about since they said "Reading this May Harm Your Computer: The Psychology of Malware Warnings".
Preeety clever guys, but I ain't gonna let y'all pull a fast one on me
Maybe you should read about this one weird computer security tip discovered by a mom. Malware writers hate her!
It doesn't mean much now, it's built for the future.