I'm a clicker. I see what looks like an interesting email, and I click it. I have virus protection. I have spyware protection. They ought to protect me from anything out there....
Right.
Most users really are their own worst enemies. Microsoft is right...if they close the holes that hackers squeeze in through, I'm less likely to click on something that does me harm.
I like that.
Truthfully, I like Vista. It looks cool. It has some really nice features.
And in two months, my kids haven't broken it. That says something.
I'm not sure what.
"The weakest link in the security of any system is the end user. It seems like we're putting them down, but, realistically, there's a lot we can do in technology to secure our products, but as long as user can be tricked into clicking a link or going to an unknown Web site, we're at risk," Fathi said. "We think that by helping users protect themselves better, we can make a big dent in the current methods of attacks being used by hackers."
