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September 28th, 2007, 04:55 PM
{QUOTE-> September 28, 2007 (Network World) -- Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have developed an online game designed to teach Internet users about the dangers of phishing.
Featuring a cartoon fish named Phil, the game, called Anti-Phishing Phil, has been tested in CMU's Privacy and Security Laboratory. Officials with the lab say users who spent 15 minutes playing the interactive, online game were better able to discern fraudulent Web sites than those who simply read tutorials about the threat. <-QUOTE}Story (http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9039758)
Featuring a cartoon fish named Phil, the game, called Anti-Phishing Phil, has been tested in CMU's Privacy and Security Laboratory. Officials with the lab say users who spent 15 minutes playing the interactive, online game were better able to discern fraudulent Web sites than those who simply read tutorials about the threat. <-QUOTE}Story (http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9039758)